Although it's been used since the 1980s, naltrexone remains a relatively unknown treatment for alcohol dependency. Costing around £3 per pill, the drug blocks the "euphoric and sedative effects ...

Although naltrexone produced no significant behavioral effects, it significantly magnified the increase in the total PANSS score produced by the lower subperceptual dose of ketamine, but not the ...

Fears over a drug that can be used to treat alcohol addiction are unfounded, according to its first ever systematic review, led by academics at The University of Manchester. Though the study found no ...

A new drug that could dramatically improve outcomes ... Abuse’s clinical trial network of the effects of Vivitrol, or naltrexone, on people with HIV who also have opioid or alcohol addiction.

Emergency department (ED) clinicians face multiple barriers in initiating naltrexone for alcohol use disorder (AUD), including a lack of screening protocols and limited treatment awareness.