Alcohol use disorder is responsible for a large worldwide burden of morbidity, premature mortality, and economic consequences resulting from accidents, violence, incarceration, decreased productivity, and increased healthcare spending.
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Acamprosate is indicated for the maintenance of abstinence from alcohol in patients with alcohol dependence who are abstinent at treatment initiation. It is also indicated for the maintenance of alcohol abstinence in patients who have undergone alcohol detoxification. This drug should be used with a psychosocial support program providing adequate support.
Lindner Center of HOPE, Mason, Ohio, United States
Institute of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
National Public Health Institute, Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, Helsinki, Finland
The University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Treatment Research Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Institute of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York, United States
Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, United States
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