The Addiction Philosophy Map
09 January 2017
Any change in behavior can be described as a choice. Out of many alternatives a human always chooses one leaving others aside. Once we are not satisfied with the choice made, sometimes, when it’s possible we can try again an abandoned alternative. Is it possible to predict or even stimulate this choice? In the simplest case – probably yes. In fact, under the condition of the plenty of demand, for example, when a supermarket shelf is full of products with the same eating qualities there’s a problem to make a consumer buy a definite product.
Targeted naltrexone was also used by Heinala et al. (30), who compared 50 mg/d of the medication with placebo, paired with either coping skills or supportive therapy. During an initial 12 weeks of treatment, this study showed an advantage for naltrexone in preventing relapse to heavy drinking but only when combined with coping skills therapy. During a subsequent 20-week period, subjects were told to use the medication only when they craved alcohol (i.e., targeted treatment). The beneficial effect of naltrexone on the risk of relapse was generally sustained during the period of targeted treatment.