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.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Rhineland State Clinics Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstraße 2, 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany
Drug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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