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The Science-Backed Path to Freedom from Unhealthy Drinking.
A proven, FDA and European-approved medication that helps people drink less or quit.
About
Why Patients Choose Naltrexone
The Naltrexone Alliance promotes awareness of naltrexone as a safe, effective, and underused tool for helping people to have healthier relationships with alcohol. We work to expand access and implementation through the following initiatives:
Reduces Alcohol Noise
Helps break the urge-to-drink cycle.
Blunts Alcohol’s Reward
Makes drinking feel less reinforcing.
Fits Your Life
Daily, monthly, or targeted use — built for real routines.
Talk to your healthcare provider to learn whether naltrexone is right for you.
Our Work
Driving Change for an Underused, Evidence-Based Treatment
Naltrexone supports different recovery goals — from total abstinence to reducing heavy drinking gradually. You and your doctor decide which approach fits your journey.
For Clinicians —
Evidence-Aligned Practice
Up-to-date guidance, dosing insights, and practical tools to improve naltrexone implementation.
For Researchers —
Advancing the Science
Supporting studies, promoting data transparency, and expanding understanding of naltrexone’s long-term outcomes.
For the Public —
Empowering Recovery
Clear, accessible information to help patients and families make informed, stigma-free decisions.
Safety
A Note on Opioid Use
Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist.
If you take opioid pain medications or have Opioid Use Disorder, you must be opioid-free for a period before starting naltrexone — otherwise it may trigger sudden withdrawal.
This site focuses specifically on unhealthy drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
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