In the podcast, they stated that Naltrexone is uncommon and little known. I don't have a problem per se with the Sincliar method. Often alcoholics can't stop drinking cold turkey since alcohol withdrawals can kill you.
In the podcast, they stated that Naltrexone is uncommon and little known. I don't have a problem per se with the Sincliar method. Often alcoholics can't stop drinking cold turkey since alcohol withdrawals can kill you.
It is WIDELY unknown - everyone knows what AA is, but unless you have sought out help for alcoholism (which majority of alcoholics don't), you would not have heard of Naltrexone. You work in this field, so it's well known to you, but not the general public.
It is relatively unknown to general practitioners, especially the Sinclair Method of using it. Right after I heard this story (it's been available for a while), I reached out to 3 family practice doctors, and while they had a vague understanding of the drug, none of them had ever prescribed it, and they all had to do some research on it.
Doctors who work as addiction specialists know naltrexone very well - but if a person just goes to see their GP, they might have to do some convincing!
If someone wants to get sober they need to get into a treatment program with competent professionals. PCP's aren't addiction recovery specialists and probably should not be prescribing naltrexone anyway since they aren't familiar with it.
Think back to what the doctor said in the podcast about PCP's prescribing naltrexone incorrectly and it being ineffective. Addiction recovery is a specialty, its unreasonable to expect a PCP to be able to do everything.
In the podcast, they stated that Naltrexone is uncommon and little known. I don't have a problem per se with the Sincliar method. Often alcoholics can't stop drinking cold turkey since alcohol withdrawals can kill you.
It is WIDELY unknown - everyone knows what AA is, but unless you have sought out help for alcoholism (which majority of alcoholics don't), you would not have heard of Naltrexone. You work in this field, so it's well known to you, but not the general public.
In the podcast, they were stating it was unknown to medical professionals which is false. This podcast isn't simply about raising awareness.
It is relatively unknown to general practitioners, especially the Sinclair Method of using it. Right after I heard this story (it's been available for a while), I reached out to 3 family practice doctors, and while they had a vague understanding of the drug, none of them had ever prescribed it, and they all had to do some research on it.
Doctors who work as addiction specialists know naltrexone very well - but if a person just goes to see their GP, they might have to do some convincing!
I said that in my original post.
If someone wants to get sober they need to get into a treatment program with competent professionals. PCP's aren't addiction recovery specialists and probably should not be prescribing naltrexone anyway since they aren't familiar with it.
Think back to what the doctor said in the podcast about PCP's prescribing naltrexone incorrectly and it being ineffective. Addiction recovery is a specialty, its unreasonable to expect a PCP to be able to do everything.