Objectives: To compare how treatment programs for alcohol dependence differ regarding the kind of treatment offered available medication and treatment goal. Methods: A survey of 128 alcohol dependence treatment agencies across ten provinces in Canada compared the following treatment characteristics: expected...
Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Because alcoholism is a disease of the brain, individuals are unlikely to quit drinking based on willpower alone. It is a combination of physical and mental obstacles that make professional intervention necessary. Depending on the duration and severity of one’s ...
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the most common substance use disorder in the US, affecting 11% of adults.1Efficacious medications to treat AUD, such as naltrexone and acamprosate, exist but are seldom prescribed; in fact, only 2.1% of adults with AUD receive medication treatment...
Depending on the amount and duration of drinking and any symptoms, detoxification (often simply called "detox") from alcohol can be done as an outpatient, or as an inpatient in a hospital or drug treatment facility. During the withdrawal process, the doctor may prescribe a class of anti...
alcohol‐use disorders ‐ treatment and managementalcohol‐use disorders, along continuum of severity ‐ hazardous drinkers, at risk of experiencing alcohol‐related problemsnotion of a spectrum of severity ‐ and range of treatment approachesrange of severity of alcohol problems ‐ and treatment ...
These reasons often frighten clinicians when prescribing appropriate pharmacological therapies for alcohol use disorder (AUD), where less than 15% of patients receive an appropriate treatment in the most severe forms. The data available in literature regarding the relevant drug–drug interactions of the...
Full-time college students were less likely than noncollege students to receive treatment for alcohol use disorders. All young adults with an alcohol use disorder were very unlikely to perceive a need for alcohol treatment or counseling. College-age adults have a high prevalence of alcohol use ...
In both surveys fewer than one in nine individuals with an alcohol use disorder perceived a need for treatment. In predicting perceived need, the explanatory power of diagnostic variables was much greater than that of demographic variables. Among those with perceived need, two out of every three ...
This randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy of gabapentin as pharmacotherapy for alchohol use disorder in adults with a history of alcohol
Alcohol Use DisorderAlcohol TreatmentRecoveryMixture ModelsCOMBINEBackground Recent research indicates some individuals who engage in heavy drinking following treatment for alcohol use disorder fare as well as those who abstain with respect to psychosocial functioning, employment, life satisfaction, and mental...