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Latest Findings alcohol research: importance of ‘listen & reflect’; Acramposate helps prevent lapse

Latest alcohol research from the Findings database : Listen well, reflect back – key ingredients in changing drinking In this study of Swiss army recruits, reflective listening emerged as possibly the key active ingredient in a brief alcohol intervention based on motivational interviewing. Acamprosate helps prevent lapse to drinking The first Cochrane review of the drug acamprosate as a treatment for alcohol dependence finds clear evidence that it offers worthwhile if modest benefits in preventing a return to drinking after detoxification

Acamprosate Prevents Relapse To Drinking In Alcoholism

Acamprosate reduces the number of patients being treated for alcoholism who return to drinking, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The drug showed moderate benefits in trials when used in addition to non-drug treatments. Drinking too much alcohol increases the risk of ill health…