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      <description>A family approach called CRAFT got 64% of reluctant drinkers into treatment in a trial, vs 30% for a staged intervention. How to start, and protect yourself.</description>
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      <description>Naltrexone pills, the monthly naltrexone shot, acamprosate and disulfiram compared: what each does, the evidence, the cautions, and who prescribes.</description>
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      <description>Naltrexone blocks the reward from drinking. Pill vs monthly shot, the opioid rules, the liver warning, and who can prescribe it, including by telehealth.</description>
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      <description>What Marketplace plans, parity law, Medicaid and Medicare cover for alcohol treatment and medication, the limits of each, and where to find sliding-fee care.</description>
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      <description>If you drink heavily every day, stopping cold can trigger life-threatening withdrawal. When to get medical help first, and what AUD medications don't do.</description>
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