naltrexone
- n an oral antagonist against the action of opiates
- Comparing patients who received the naltrexone shots to those who received placebos, she found a reduction in the number of days the subjects drank and on those days they .
- But naltrexone is controversial because for some, it doesn't do anything to reduce the craving for alcohol until those addicts actually take a drink, whereupon it helps them resist .
- For study participants who fit that description, naltrexone was no better than a placebo in reducing alcohol consumption.