Naltrexone for Early Problem Drinkers

Inclusion Criteria

• •Limited to early problem drinkers (i.e., those with no more than mild alcohol dependence).
• •Have an average weekly alcohol consumption of greater than or equal to 24 standard drinks for men and 18 standard drinks for women.
• •Able to read English at the eighth grade or higher level and show no evidence of significant cognitive impairment.
• •Willing to provide a collateral informant for interviews regarding the patient's drinking during the study.
• •A woman of child-bearing potential must be non-lactating, practicing a reliable method of birth control, and have a negative pregnancy test prior to initiation of treatment.
• •Willing to provide a signed informed consent to participate in the study.