However, some argue that the drug could be used for heavy drinkers who do not meet the "criteria for alcohol addiction" and ...

Naltrexone is cheap and has the potential to stop dangerous drinking, so why is it not used everywhere? Sophie Gallagher ...

Naltrexone is under development for the treatment of alcohol, opioid addiction and methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). It is a long acting implantable naltrexone implant, administered by the ...

Naltrexone is relatively well tolerated ... level of consumption and goals of treatment. Improved descriptions of alcoholic subgroups, including the identification of predictors for alcohol ...

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 ...

A new app is being used in combination with medication to help reduce opioid use, according to a study from UT Health San ...

A literature search identified more than a dozen published reports on the use of pure opioid antagonists (naloxone, naltrexone ... to be the most effective treatment). A significant diminution ...

Naltrexone, by contrast ... “Advertising has contributed to the cultural awareness of these medications as treatment options ...

More recently, researchers at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) reported that treatment with either extended-release injected naltrexone or buprenorphine cuts ...

The success of this treatment is achieved by blocking the opiate receptor with Naltrexone implant pellet or injection. Rapid opiate detox, also called ultra rapid detox, anesthesia detox ...