I agree with Miles that the latter part of the podcast which was focused on putting down AA was a bit too much especially when it got into “why would be so?” And then began to make conjectures as to what was wrong with American society. What are some other reasons that a medication for alcoholism might not take off? It’s funny that a cor…
I agree with Miles that the latter part of the podcast which was focused on putting down AA was a bit too much especially when it got into “why would be so?” And then began to make conjectures as to what was wrong with American society. What are some other reasons that a medication for alcoholism might not take off? It’s funny that a core reason was discussed over and over in the podcast, many drinkers get positive reinforcement for their drinking: they feel good, they have friends who also drink and the camaraderie is great etc. I would imagine it would take a lot of negative reinforcement to try the pill. And then you’re faced with the challenge of the average Americans ability to take a medication regularly for a long period of time (spoiler alert: it’s poor). I would assume that’s compounded by the fact, as described in this podcast, that the benefit of the pill may take weeks to months. I assume many folks will give up on it and go back to what was fun, drinking. I imagine they would need a support group to keep encouraging them, a support group as exemplified by AA. Last point, as expected with journalism covering medicine there was a lot of testimonial and narrative. I would have like more science, (ie here are the studies, the quality of the studies, the outcomes and cautions about the results). Thanks.
I don't get your objection. Naltrexone is the perfect answer for what you describe as negatives. While using Naltrexone, you still go out with friends and drink all you want including camaraderie and all. The only difference is you take the medicine about an hour before. You still get drunk, still have fun with friends, and still need a DD to get home.
Naltrexone is not a drug that you need to stop drinking on. It actually only works when you do drink.
In my experience, it takes a week to start having a very noticeable impact and a month is maximum impact. The impact is you don't care if you drink or not. Unlike AA, there's no willpower involved, so there's no need for a support group.
I agree with Miles that the latter part of the podcast which was focused on putting down AA was a bit too much especially when it got into “why would be so?” And then began to make conjectures as to what was wrong with American society. What are some other reasons that a medication for alcoholism might not take off? It’s funny that a core reason was discussed over and over in the podcast, many drinkers get positive reinforcement for their drinking: they feel good, they have friends who also drink and the camaraderie is great etc. I would imagine it would take a lot of negative reinforcement to try the pill. And then you’re faced with the challenge of the average Americans ability to take a medication regularly for a long period of time (spoiler alert: it’s poor). I would assume that’s compounded by the fact, as described in this podcast, that the benefit of the pill may take weeks to months. I assume many folks will give up on it and go back to what was fun, drinking. I imagine they would need a support group to keep encouraging them, a support group as exemplified by AA. Last point, as expected with journalism covering medicine there was a lot of testimonial and narrative. I would have like more science, (ie here are the studies, the quality of the studies, the outcomes and cautions about the results). Thanks.
I don't get your objection. Naltrexone is the perfect answer for what you describe as negatives. While using Naltrexone, you still go out with friends and drink all you want including camaraderie and all. The only difference is you take the medicine about an hour before. You still get drunk, still have fun with friends, and still need a DD to get home.
Naltrexone is not a drug that you need to stop drinking on. It actually only works when you do drink.
In my experience, it takes a week to start having a very noticeable impact and a month is maximum impact. The impact is you don't care if you drink or not. Unlike AA, there's no willpower involved, so there's no need for a support group.