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Naltrexone’s effects on alcohol craving are shown. Each point represents the average craving score for all patients in each group. Alcohol craving for patients receiving placebo did not change over the 12 weeks of the study. Alcohol craving for the group taking naltrexone decreased from its original mean score and remained at low levels while the group was on medication
SOURCE: Volpicelli et al. 1992.
