Emergency department (ED) clinicians face multiple barriers in initiating naltrexone for alcohol use disorder (AUD), including a lack of screening protocols and limited treatment awareness.

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 following is a summary of “Evaluation of Barriers and Interventions for Emergency Department-Initiated Naltrexone for the ...

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

A new study shows that cannabidiol (CBD) can reduce the craving for alcohol in people suffering from alcoholism. CBD is a ...

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 ...

Luke in December 2024, sober after taking Naltrexone, which was privately prescribed Luke’s drinking started like that of many other British men – although he didn’t try alcohol until he was ...

In the ICONICplus study, it will investigate the added value of treatment with CBD and naltrexone compared to established standard treatments for alcohol addiction. More information: Sina ...

Naltrexone LA is under clinical development by BioCorRx and currently in Phase I for Alcohol Dependence. According to GlobalData, Phase I drugs for Alcohol Dependence does not have sufficient ...