Men and women in treatment for alcohol dependency respond in similar way to a certain drug. However, there are subtle differences in the ways that female alcoholics approach and respond to treatment programs, according to a new study funded by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
- Researchers studied 378 women and 840 men in treatment for alcohol dependency.
- Some took the drug naltrexone while a control group took sugar pills.
- Both men and women in the study responded in similar ways to naltrexone.
The study found that women developed alcohol dependence approximately three years later than men in the same study. Women were less likely to have been in treatment before, and they consumed fewer alcoholic drinks per day. They were more likely to have consulted with their primary care physicians than to go into specialized treatment for alcoholism.
The study appeared in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
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