Naltrexone is not the only drug used to treat alcoholism, but its high success rate and lack of substantial side effects are ...

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 ...

People with OUD had 35% fewer days of opioid use when they were handed the app alongside medications for opioid use disorder ...

And the app users also stayed in treatment about 19% longer than people who were using only medication to battle their ...

Naltrexone, a drug used to treat opioid and alcohol use disorder, was associated with just a 14% reduction in the risk of ...

Patients with opioid use disorder can reduce their days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when using a smartphone ...

In 2024, researchers made considerable progress understanding and treating addictions. This is important, because substance ...

This is part one of a two-part investigation into the “Wild West” of private addiction treatment centres in Ontario, with a focus on one centre — Muskoka Recovery. From the outside ...

DOJ's lawsuit says CVS "contributed to the opioid crisis, a national public ... quantities of potent opioids that fed dependence and addiction, as well as illegitimate prescriptions for dangerous ...

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 ...

Alkermes, the company, makes a third form of addiction medication: a long-acting, injectable form of naltrexone, which blocks opioids’ effects. Because naltrexone is not an opioid, it has been ...