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Rehab News: Cost initiatives inhibit use of alcohol treatment

Some policies designed to control spending may be impeding access to an inexpensive drug used to reduce alcohol abuse, researchers have said.

A study published in the journal Health Services Research found that many US states could reduce problem drinking by changing policies that are inhibiting use of the alcohol treatment naltrexone.

According to lead author Carolyn Heinrich, professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, naltrexone is not a cure-all for alcoholism, but it can be a "powerful therapy" and is relatively inexpensive.

"We know from extensive research that only about six per cent of people diagnosed as alcohol dependent are getting medication during their treatment and about a third of those who do not get medication cite cost or insurance as the key barrier," the expert revealed.

"Revising certain state policies on prescription drugs is one way to address what is clearly a need for greater access to a clinically-proven and cost-effective treatment."

Article published on 22/11/2007 by DryOutNow.com