Vaccine for Alcoholism? - Al-Anon Family Group

Green Eyes · ~*Service Worker*~

Vaccine for Alcoholism?

abbyal · ~*Service Worker*~

Yep it would be if they included a attitude adjustment with it . :)

Thlayli · Member

abbyal wrote:
Yep it would be if they included a attitude adjustment with it . :)

They would need to. I know I've read that naltrexone actually helps some alcoholics get sober. If I understand it correctly it makes alcohol (and/or other drugs) not pleasurable - not adversive like antabuse it just makes the effect similar to that of drinking kool-ade or water. Some people have problems though becuase they will continue to dose in order to try to get the feeling back. Obviously it can cause them to overdose.

youfoundme · ~*Service Worker*~

Abbyal, you made me giggle! :) My A is on suboxone which sounds like its similar to naltrexone. Interesting. I wonder what this heroin shot is? I wonder how many addicts would get it...and how they would, probably costs a lot of money... interesting though :)

RLC · ~*Service Worker*~

Ahhhh, Lets dream................What if they came out with an Al-Anon shot?...........No wait..........Sorry, it's already here...........I got one last night at my f2f meeting !!

HUGS,
RLC

Debilyn · ~*Service Worker*~

All it does from what I have researched, is make it so it is not pleasurable to do it. So then what?

They will just get another drug. Does nothing for w/drawal which is a huge reason many can't quit. It's horrible.

Makes no sense to me. An addict is an addict. If they want to use, they will. The drug is just a tiny part of the problem.

I wonder how many grants they got, for how much, and how many animals died.

just my view. debilyn

youfoundme · ~*Service Worker*~

RLC, you are funny! I like my alanon shot, sometimes it smarts a little, but then I get smarter :) HEHEHEEEE

scareddadof3 · Newbie

Naltrexone doesn't alter pleasure or the ability to get drunk. In truth they are not sure how naltrexone helps alcoholics but seems to. In opiate addiction it blocks the receptor. It is chemically very similar to naloxone used to reverse opiate overdose by competitive antagonism, in other words it takes up the same receptor but binds tighter so it kicks off heroin, morphine etc. suboxone is an opiate agonist/antagonist. It has less of a high but since it is stimulating opiate receptors helps decrease cravings. Kinda like the theory behind methadone.

Calm Lady · Senior Member

abbyal wrote:
Yep it would be if they included a attitude adjustment with it . :)

This made me laugh. Yeah, exactly!!

With my AH the actual drinking isn't a big deal, it's all the supporting behaviours of his disease that are difficult.

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