No one or even combination of medications seems to offer enough protection against relapse on their own, and any medication taken without accompanying therapy and education does not offer significant prevention against relapse. Taken as a part of a more comprehensive program of alcohol rehab and treatment though, these drugs do offer recovering alcoholics extra assistance in the battle towards abstinence and long term sobriety.
The difficulty in successfully overcoming alcoholism is such that any available tools in the arsenal of treatment need to be considered as worthy additions to a comprehensive program of recovery.
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