A drug that cures alcoholism may be the next anti-anxiety medication
Given the extremely strong negative reaction to alcohol that patients who are taking Disulfiram experience and given that this is apparently the sole effect that  alcohol abuse cessation treatment using it relies on, it is my belief that the treatment is unconscionable and inhumane.<p>I quit drinking after more than 25 years of problematic drinking using naltrexone (The Sinclair Method) and, given my experience with alcohol, it was the easiest thing I&#x27;ve ever done.<p>I urge people who have a problem with drinking and wish to quit, who for whatever reason do not feel that 12 step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous are right for them to find a doctor who is willing and able to prescribe naltrexone and have a serious discussion with them.  Had I known it was effective as it is I probably would have been able to stop drinking 20 years sooner than I did.