Sweet Preference and Alcohol Craving

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Clinically significant medical disease that might interfere with the evaluation of the study medication or present a safety concern (e.g., cirrhosis, unstable hypertension, seizure disorder, use of opiate medication).
• •2. Clinically significant psychiatric illness including: any psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, severe depression, or suicidal ideation.
• •3. Other substance abuse or dependence disorder other than nicotine or alcohol.
• •4. Concurrent use of any psychotropic medication including antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, stimulants, or hypnotics with the exception of stable doses of antidepressants for one month.
• •5. History of complicated alcohol withdrawal, i.e. withdrawal seizure or delirium tremens.
• •6. AST, or ALT \> 3 times Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) or bilirubin \> ULN.
• •7. Positive urine toxicology screen with the exception of cannabis. Individuals with positive cannabis screens will be excluded only if they have a history of cannabis dependence.
• •8. Pregnant women and women of childbearing potential who do not practice a medically acceptable form of birth control (oral or depot contraceptive, or barrier methods such as diaphragm or condom with spermicidal) and women who are breast feeding.
• •9. Individuals requiring inpatient treatment or more intense outpatient treatment for their alcohol dependence.
• •10. Participation in any clinical trial within the past 60 days.
• •11. Court-mandated participation in alcohol treatment or pending incarceration.