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Addiction & Recovery

dawg day

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16. The Atlantic has an article about this "Sinclair Method"

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2018, 08:54 AM

Jul 2018

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/

The first part is a lot of dissing AA, so skip through that. Later it talks about naltrexone being used in Scandinavia as a first-line treatment, that it stops the craving (helps with carbs and opioids too, apparently!).
I hope more people learn about this, at least enough to give it a try.

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I started naltrexone again for booze Saturday [View all] TEB Jul 2018 OP

Good for you. Volaris Jul 2018 #1

I am cheering for you! And the Boog, that wonderful Lab of yours is by your side. MLAA Jul 2018 #2

Best of luck MFM008 Jul 2018 #3

I'm proud of you, too. You recognized you had a problem and addressed it. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #4

I'm on naltrexone as well Victor_c3 Jul 2018 #5

I hear you TEB Jul 2018 #7

Thanks for the laugh. I never had a "beach" body even when fit TexasProgresive Jul 2018 #11

I'm here in spirit, supporting you! CaptainTruth Jul 2018 #6

Good for you! Tucker08087 Jul 2018 #8

You can do it HopeAgain Jul 2018 #9

I'm pulling for you, TEB. democrank Jul 2018 #10

That's good. I didn't know about naltrexone. TexasProgresive Jul 2018 #12

Good luck. CentralMass Jul 2018 #13

Good for you SouthernIrish Jul 2018 #14

You can do it, with help. Get support where you can find it and lean on it at least a little. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #15

The Atlantic has an article about this "Sinclair Method" dawg day Jul 2018 #16

Good for you TEB Ohiogal Jul 2018 #17