Naltrexone, which first hit the US market in 1984 as a treatment for alcohol dependence, continues to find new uses. Its latest incarnation, Contrave, was just approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September as a weight loss medication.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that in adults ages 20 to 64, one in 10 deaths are the result of excessive drinking.

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In this modern era of neuroscience, how can we take seriously the notion that an effective way to address the chronically relapsing brain disease of addiction is by recommending that those affected congregate frequently in rented church basements to discuss their addiction and recovery experiences?

Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF) is a form of psychotherapy directly adapted from AA. The primary goals are acceptance and surrender.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its 12-step cousins are the oldest, best known, and most widely available recovery support groups. In recent decades, however, a number of alternatives have appeared that may be better suited for some people in recovery.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) occupies such a prominent place in popular culture and addiction treatment that it seems a little odd to question its effectiveness. But odd, counterintuitive questions about AA have been accumulating for years, and we finally have a book that collects them all in one place.

Philosopher Clancy Martin, PhD, shares his own experience with addiction and the role AA played in his recovery.

There’s been a big push in the past decade for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), and evidence seems to support its effectiveness.

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