Fig. 1.

The selection process of the articles included in the narrative review. After deduplication of articles found in the initial search, 1300 articles were reviewed by the authors. Of the initially selected articles, 199 met initial inclusion criteria and were reviewed again by one author. Articles within the last 5 years were prioritized for final inclusion, and 94 articles were deemed appropriate for inclusion in the review. Of note, baclofen as a potential treatment for AUD has been studied significantly more than the other pharmacological agents reviewed here. Due to its over-representation, 16 studies from 2017 to 2018 were further excluded from the final review