Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol: How It Works and Who It Helps
Certain medications can reduce cravings or change how rewarding alcohol feels, making it easier for some people to change their drinking habits.
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Can Naltrexone Help With Stress Drinking? What the Research Shows
Stress drinking often develops because alcohol provides temporary relief from uncomfortable feelings. You might drink to relax after work, take your mind off an argument, or make an anxious evening feel more manageable. Here’s how naltrexone might be able to help.
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Naltrexone Online: How to Access Compounded Naltrexone For Alcohol Cravings
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Alcohol use disorder
Dr. Nehal Vadhan, MD
Clinical Psychologist & Addiction Researcher, Hofstra/Northwell
Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, where he directs research on substance use and problem drinking. He has led multiple clinical studies of brief, telehealth-based interventions for alcohol — the science behind programs like Sunnyside.
Psychology
Dr. Haley Treloar Padvano
Addiction Scientist, Brown University
Assistant Professor at Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Her work uses real-time, in-the-moment tracking to understand alcohol cravings — and to test how brief interventions and medication actually change the way people drink.
Practicing doctor
Dr. Hrishikesh Belani, MD, MPH
Board-Certified Internal & Addiction Medicine Physician
Board-certified internist specializing in addiction medicine, and primary care director for the LA County Health Services Ambulatory Care Network. He’s spent his career widening access to evidence-based substance-use care in one of the nation’s largest public health systems.
Harm reduction expert
Dr. Andrew Tatarsky, PhD
Founder, Center for Optimal Living, Creator of IHRP
Clinical psychologist who created Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and founded the Center for Optimal Living. For three decades he’s championed meeting people where they are — moderation or abstinence, without judgment — the exact philosophy behind “your choice.”