Just finished a book called Dopesick about the opioid crisis in the US. I learned a great deal and recommend this book. The author is clearly an advocate for MAT--medication assisted therapy as opposed to the AA abstinence only approach to treatment. She makes a solid, reasoned argument. I bought it.
Now I am watching a documentary, One Little Pill, about MAT for alcohol addiction using the drug naltrexone--an opioid blocker--to minimize cravings and withdrawal symptoms in lieu of complete abstinence. Anybody ever try this or have experience with someone who has? I am not a fan of AA so anything other than this seems worth trying.