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silviawilliams41

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on: Jun 22, 2018
What medications are used in treating people diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, and how does each of these work?
 
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Question 2

The most common form of treatment for opioid dependence is rapid opioid detoxification.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Benzodiazepines enhance GABA inhibition and are used during detoxification to reduce withdrawal symptoms. Once detoxified, maintenance treatment could use antabuse (blocks acetaldehyde metabolism leading to illness if the patient drinks alcohol), naltrexone (opioid antagonist), or acamprosate (structural similarity to GABA).

Answer to Question 2

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