A Pill to Treat Alcoholism Exists. Why Aren’t Doctors Prescribing It More?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A Pill to Treat Alcoholism Exists. Why Aren’t Doctors Prescribing It More?

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In 2017, Katie Lain was blacking out several times each week from drinking alcohol. In a study published this spring, people with alcohol use disorder were the least likely to receive prescription naltrexone compared to people with other substance use disorders. “Even in health care, people tend to think of alcohol addiction as ‘making bad choices,’ ” Andrew Saxon, an addiction psychiatrist and professor at University of Washington School of Medicine, told me. “When I’m treating alcohol use disorder, naltrexone is almost always my first-choice medication,” Saxon said. In studies, people with alcohol use disorders who took naltrexone drank significantly less each month in both frequency and amount compared to people taking a placebo.

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