Addiction Experts Highlight the Need for Non-Abstinence-Based Therapies to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder in Adial Pharmaceuticals Key Opinion Leader Webinar
Both experts are nationally recognized for their efforts in providing improved treatment options to patients with AUD.
- Both experts are nationally recognized for their efforts in providing improved treatment options to patients with AUD.
- Among the patients in treatment with these medications, adherence is a significant concern, with side effects being a common reason given for stopping the medication.
- To improve engagement in medical treatment, the key opinion leaders expressed the belief that barriers to treatment could be reduced by giving people additional options such as non-abstinence-based therapies.
- A non-abstinence-based treatment approach will provide patients with the power to choose more realistic goals of reducing alcohol consumption rather than abstinence.