Alcohol addiction treatment pill receives little success to date
Despite the fact that the drug Vivitrol has been available in U.S. markets for over three years as a treatment for recovering alcoholics, it has yet to see any significant success in terms of an official endorsement by AA or any other major alcohol recovery organization.
Many medical practitioners attribute Vivitrol’s lack of success to various reasons. First and foremost to the fact that most recovering alcoholics would prefer to assist “twelve steps”, alcohol counseling programs and struggle with the chance of relapsing rather than being dependent on an alternate chemical to essentially treat the first chemical they’re already addicted to.
Also, there is the issue that Vivitrol has a very limited track record and acts only as a supplement to alcohol counseling while AA’s “twelve steps”, alcohol counseling program has an extensive record of success throughout the years that has gained the utmost respect of many recovering alcoholics on the path to sobriety.
Lastly, there is the issue of money. To date, Vivitrol sports a pricey monthly expense of $800. For most recovering alcoholics, the world over, Vivitrol doesn’t seem like a likely supplement to group counseling because of its costly price tag. Ultimately, the lack of Vivitrol’s success shows that when the majority of recovering alcoholics are faced with the option of a prescription drug treatment for their addiction or group counseling, the latter seems to be the much more practical choice.
