Advancing Precision Medicine for Alcohol Use Disorder: Replication and Extension of Reward Drinking as a Predictor of Naltrexone Response.
Katie A WitkiewitzCorey R RoosKarl F MannHenry R KranzlerPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2019)
This theory-driven study replicates the empirical finding that naltrexone is particularly efficacious among high reward/low relief drinkers. Our study brings the field a step closer to the potential of using a precision medicine approach to treating alcohol use disorder.