Introduction: Only a few medications are available for the treatment of alcohol use disorders
(AUDs). Areas covered: This paper discusses approved AUD medications, including the …

I. Purpose The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) developed this Guideline on
Alcohol Withdrawal Management to provide updated information on evidence-based …

Compounds known to be successful in the treatment of alcohol use disorder include the
aversive agent, Disulfiram, the glutamatergic NMDA receptor antagonist, Acamprosate, and …

These practice guidelines for the biological treatment of alcohol use disorders are an update
of the first edition, published in 2008, which was developed by an international Task Force of …

Background/Aims Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is the medical manifestation of alcohol
use disorder, a prevalent psychiatric condition. Acute and chronic manifestations of ALD …

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen adults for
alcohol misuse and provide persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking behaviors with …

Abstract Background and Aims There have been few head‐to‐head clinical trials of
pharmacotherapies for alcohol withdrawal (AW). We, therefore, aimed to evaluate the …

Abstract β‐Phenyl‐γ‐aminobutyric acid (phenibut) is an analog of the inhibitory
neurotransmitter γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) that was first synthesized in Russia in the early …

Alcohol is the most commonly used and misused substance in the United States (US)(Table
1). 1 More than 50% of the US population report past month alcohol use and more than 85 …

Alcohol is the most-used intoxicant in the world, and the repercussions of unhealthy alcohol
use are of corresponding magnitude. A sixfold increase in all-cause mortality and 6% of …