Although it's been used since the 1980s, naltrexone remains a relatively unknown treatment for alcohol dependency. Costing around £3 per pill, the drug blocks the "euphoric and sedative effects ...

The newest treatment for AUD, acamprosate (Campral) was developed in France. The FDA approved the drug for abstinence ...

disulfiram is effective at increasing consecutive days of abstinence from alcohol. Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist that has been shown to reduce craving for alcohol in a subset of ...

Naltrexone is cheap and has the potential to stop dangerous drinking, so why is it not used everywhere? Sophie Gallagher meets one man who turned his life around ...

A person's fear of aversive effects of the disulfiram-alcohol interaction can be a deterrent for some patients. Disulfiram is considered a second-line option by most physicians, with naltrexone ...

Fears over a drug that can be used to treat alcohol addiction are unfounded, according to its first ever systematic review, led by academics at The University of Manchester. Though the study found no ...

Average age of disulfiram users was 45.3 years, and that of naltrexone users was 43.3 years. For a small percentage of persons in the database, we could not indicate their region.

"When Naltrexone blocks these receptors, people experience fewer alcohol cravings and less pleasure if they drink alcohol. With naltrexone helping to support sobriety, patients are better able to ...

By Dr. Jaisingh Rajput  For individuals grappling with alcohol dependence, the path to sobriety is both a personal and ...