Nalmefene attenuates neural alcohol cue-reactivity in the ventral striatum and subjective alcohol craving in patients with alcohol use disorder.

Damian KarlJ Malte BumbPatrick BachChristina DinterAnne KoopmannDerik HermannKarl MannFalk KieferSabine Vollstädt-Klein

Published in: Psychopharmacology (2021)

In the present study, reduced craving and cue-reactivity to alcohol stimuli in the ventral striatum by nalmefene indicates a potential anti-craving effect of this drug via attenuation of neural alcohol cue-reactivity.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
prefrontal cortex
alcohol use disorder
spinal cord
deep brain stimulation
emergency department
spinal cord injury
depressive symptoms
sleep quality