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 ...

The campaign inspires individuals to seek help in taking control of their weight-loss efforts with CONTRAVE, an established ...

A smartphone app appears to help people battle opioid use disorder (OUD).People with OUD had 35% fewer days of opioid ...

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

The drug Naltrexone has increased in use over the past couple of years and serves to help people suffering from Alcohol Use ...

Patients with opioid use disorder can reduce their days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when using a smartphone app as supportive therapy in combination with medication, a new study by The ...

Anti-obesity medication use was associated with reduced alcohol consumption among patients in a telehealth medical weight ...

The best diabetes medication for kidney disease can vary depending on the severity of your kidney damage. You may need a medication that doesn’t require dose adjustment based on your kidney ...

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 ...

For every illegal drug, there is a combination of emojis that dealers and consumers use to evade detection on social media and messaging platforms. Snowflakes, snowfall, and snowmen symbolize cocaine.

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 ...