Naltrexone Treatment for Alcoholism

Exclusion Criteria

• •Meets criteria for any other psychoactive substance use disorder (excluding nicotine and caffeine).
• •Meets criteria for a major psychiatric disorder and are in need of or currently undergoing pharmacotherapy.
• •Females who are pregnant, lactating, or not using a reliable method of contraception.
• •Currently experiencing a serious medical condition that would place them at risk or interfere with study participation.
• •Experiencing acute hepatitis or liver failure or whose liver function test is more than 3 times normal.
• •Have a history of severe allergies, multiple adverse drug reactions or known allergy to naltrexone.
• •Vocabulary below the 5th grade reading level.
• •Abnormal MRI scan.
• •HIV infection due to the neurological sequelae.
• •Significant central nervous system diseases.
• •Seizure disorder or history of closed head trauma.
• •Neuroendocrine disorders.
• •Treatment with opiates within the last six months.