Rethinking Alcoholism
Clinicians apply a broad range of therapies, not only abstinence, to help some drinkers regain control.
“I did AA about five times,” says Susan, recalling her failed attempts to get a serious drinking problem under control. “I tried a brief stint in Northern California rehab, Antabuse, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, psychological therapy for over a year. Anything—you name it.” Nothing worked for Susan—a successful TV and film actor whose name has been changed because she has yet to publicly disclose her struggle with alcoholism—whose cycle of drinking would include months of trying to stay sober followed by dangerous weeklong binges she refers to as “rampages.”
Then Susan learned about the drug naltrexone and a treatment protocol known as The Sinclair Method (TSM).
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