Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism

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"Both of these behavioral treatments performed equally as well with regard to treatment adherence and medication adherence rates," Zweben said.

The findings show that combing MM and naltrexone could benefit a large percentage of alcohol-dependent patients.

"Alcohol-dependent patients could be managed in nonspecialized or general health care settings, which, in turn, could broaden the treatment options for individuals diagnosed as alcohol-dependent," Zweben said. "We will need to adapt these findings to 'real world' medical settings and follow the results."

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The study was released online by the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research and was to be published in the September print issue.

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The American Psychological Association has more about alcohol use disorders and treatment.

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