A Prescription For Alcoholics - Medications For Alcoholism (Rethinking Drinking)

There are FDA-approved drugs that treat alcoholism. It has been proven for decades, in hundreds of research studies conducted by leading scientists and scientific institutions that medications can safely reduce drinking, decrease cravings and lengthen abstinence in alcoholics. But those who desperately need these medications haven't been told about them. Until now. Finally, the first book about medication assisted treatment of alcoholism.Tools & Resources:* Everything you & your doctor need to know to start treatment with medication. * 100s of detailed pages of research findings on drugs shown to help fight alcoholism. * Answers to important questions on safety, liver toxicity, side effects, dosage & more Learn About:* Effective medications such as: acamprosate, baclofen, topiramate, naltrexone, nalmefene, gabapentin, ondansetron, varenicline, disulfiram, prazosin, zonisamide, olanzapine, sertraline and more. * Why 12-step programs are not supported by 21st-century evidence-based medicine; and why doctors prescribe it anyway.New Insights:* Several popular antidepressants may increase drinking in some alcoholics.* How alcoholism erodes the neurocircuitry of self-control* Why treatment with medication should be a first step - not the last resort.Goals:* why reduction or abstinence are both medically supported options. Evidence Based:* Based on the work of the world's top addiction research scientists.

• | Author: Linda Burlison
• | Publisher: Addiction Publishing
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 646 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 099710760X
• | ISBN-13: 9780997107609