Naltrexone is a generic prescription drug used to treat certain substance use disorders. Naltrexone oral tablet does not come in any brand-name versions. This drug can cause mild to serious side ...

In our ongoing look at treating substance abuse in America, we turn to the most commonly used drug, and one of the deadliest: alcohol. Drinking kills more Americans every year than opioids or any ...

Researchers hypothesized that certain pharmacological properties of obesity drugs might influence alcohol use. For example, naltrexone reduces alcohol cravings, while GLP-1 RAs may diminish the ...

The drugs being used to treat alcohol-use disorder are disulfiram, acamprosate and naltrexone. Researchers not involved in ...