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What is the Moderation Health Program for Alcohol Reduction?
MEDICATION ASSISTED ALCOHOL USE REDUCTION
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GLP-1s & Naltrexone to Reduce Alcohol Use
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Online, Convenient, Private and Confidential
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No Rehab, No Waiting Rooms, No Judgement
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Drink Much Less in Just Weeks
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Physician-Directed Simple/Efficient Behavioral Moderation Techniques
*Naltrexone is an FDA-Approved Medication proven to reduce alcohol use.
** Recent Clinical Studies have demonstrated the potency of GLP-1 medications in reducing alcohol consumption.
Learn More About Moderation Health for Alcohol Reduction
Alcohol Harm Reduction
If you, a family member or a good friend is drinking too much, the term “harm reduction” could be a game changer.
For years we’ve all been told that if someone is drinking more alcohol than they want to be drinking … the only answer is abstinence. I think that’s ridiculous. There’s a huge grey area between harmful alcohol use and complete abstinence.
Harm reduction has the goal of reducing alcohol use, without necessarily the aim of complete abstinence. A harm reduction approach is for people who want to reduce their alcohol use, but don’t necessarily want to stop drinking altogether. They want to still be able to enjoy an occasional drink or two socially, with family or friends.
Harm reduction may also be for people who want to work toward abstinence, but need to first make meaningful steps heading in that direction without quitting “Cold Turky”.
As an addiction medicine specialist, I’ve helped hundreds of patients achieve their drink reduction goals.
Harm reduction is viewed as a perfectly acceptable clinical goal among addiction medicine specialists. Unfortunately, many patients don’t pursue this goal because they been given the impression, by doctors, by the media, by Alcoholics Anonymous, that abstinence is the only acceptable outcome. That’s just not the case.
So, if you’re drinking too much and want to drink less, you have options. Abstinence is not the only answer. Several medications that help reduce alcohol use, and several simple yet effective behavioral techniques can help you be successful in achieving your goal.
I’m Paul Kolodzik, I’m board-certified in addiction medicine and I’ve helped hundreds of patients achieve long term moderate alcohol use. If you would like more information on my medical practice, please go to moderationhealth.com.
For years we’ve all been told that if someone is drinking more alcohol than they want to be drinking … the only answer is abstinence. I think that’s ridiculous. There’s a huge grey area between harmful alcohol use and complete abstinence.
Harm reduction has the goal of reducing alcohol use, without necessarily the aim of complete abstinence. A harm reduction approach is for people who want to reduce their alcohol use, but don’t necessarily want to stop drinking altogether. They want to still be able to enjoy an occasional drink or two socially, with family or friends.
Harm reduction may also be for people who want to work toward abstinence, but need to first make meaningful steps heading in that direction without quitting “Cold Turky”.
As an addiction medicine specialist, I’ve helped hundreds of patients achieve their drink reduction goals.
Harm reduction is viewed as a perfectly acceptable clinical goal among addiction medicine specialists. Unfortunately, many patients don’t pursue this goal because they been given the impression, by doctors, by the media, by Alcoholics Anonymous, that abstinence is the only acceptable outcome. That’s just not the case.
So, if you’re drinking too much and want to drink less, you have options. Abstinence is not the only answer. Several medications that help reduce alcohol use, and several simple yet effective behavioral techniques can help you be successful in achieving your goal.
I’m Paul Kolodzik, I’m board-certified in addiction medicine and I’ve helped hundreds of patients achieve long term moderate alcohol use. If you would like more information on my medical practice, please go to moderationhealth.com.
GLP-1
Can Ozempic and Wegovy really help you drink less alcohol?
New scientific studies are showing that GLP-1 medications can be very effective at reducing alcohol use. These medications affect the area of the brain having to do with reward, motivation, and impulse control. That’s one reason there so effective at helping people lose weight.
And it is their effect in this same midbrain area, that is likely the reason that people on GLP-1’s drink less alcohol.
Numerous recent medical studies involving patients prescribed GLP-1s for weight loss, have found that these patients also reduce their alcohol use significantly. And that’s what I’ve experienced personally in my medical practice as well. Patients who I’ve prescribed GLP-1 medications for weight loss, nearly always use less alcohol as well, sometimes a lot less.
I’m now using GLP-1’s, along with other FDA approved medications proven to reduce alcohol use, to help patients drink less. Nearly all reach their drink reduction goals.
If you, a family member, or a good friend are drinking way too much, or even a just more than you think is a good idea, a clinically proven medication regimen can almost certainly help.
Learn more moderationhealth.com
New scientific studies are showing that GLP-1 medications can be very effective at reducing alcohol use. These medications affect the area of the brain having to do with reward, motivation, and impulse control. That’s one reason there so effective at helping people lose weight.
And it is their effect in this same midbrain area, that is likely the reason that people on GLP-1’s drink less alcohol.
Numerous recent medical studies involving patients prescribed GLP-1s for weight loss, have found that these patients also reduce their alcohol use significantly. And that’s what I’ve experienced personally in my medical practice as well. Patients who I’ve prescribed GLP-1 medications for weight loss, nearly always use less alcohol as well, sometimes a lot less.
I’m now using GLP-1’s, along with other FDA approved medications proven to reduce alcohol use, to help patients drink less. Nearly all reach their drink reduction goals.
If you, a family member, or a good friend are drinking way too much, or even a just more than you think is a good idea, a clinically proven medication regimen can almost certainly help.
Learn more moderationhealth.com
Alcohol Impacts on Health
lot of talk these days about metabolic health, so how does alcohol impact metabolic health? For years, in fact, about 50 years now, since the information on the French Paradox came out in the 1980s, we've been told that drinking wine reduced cardiovascular disease. In fact, we've been told that limited amounts of alcohol were good for your cardiovascular system. Now that the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services came out a few weeks ago saying, "No alcohol is best," what does that mean for your metabolic health?
[00:31-00:51]
first of all, metabolic health has a lot to do with insulin sensitivity and insulin metabolism, and alcohol affects that. Alcohol causes impaired insulin sensitivity and can lead to insulin resistance, reducing the body's ability to regulate blood sugar effectively. That can put you at risk for pre-diabetes and diabetes.
[00:51-01:07]
Alcohol can also increase visceral fat deposition, so alcohol is a lot of empty calories, which contri- can contribute to excess fat storage. Think of it this way: If your body is burning alcohol, it's not burning fat or carbs.
[01:07-01:32]
And everybody knows that alcohol can cause liver inflammation and potentially contribute to fatty liver disease, impairing the liver's ability to metabolize nutrients and remove toxins from our bloodstream. So with the recent recommendations to avoid alcohol completely, does that mean everybody focused on metabolic health is gonna stop drinking alcohol completely? Obviously, that's not the case.
[01:33-02:11]
However, moderating the amount of alcohol you're drinking is almost certainly a good idea. I'm a big believer in harm reduction, which is reducing alcohol intake without necessarily pursuing complete abstinence. I think medication-assisted treatments, the use of medications like naltrexone and GLP-1s can be very effective in helping people reduce their alcohol use by 60 or 80% or more. I've seen that with a number of my patients. So, if you want to reduce the amount of alcohol you're drinking but not necessarily quit, look into medication-assisted approaches to reducing alcohol.
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first of all, metabolic health has a lot to do with insulin sensitivity and insulin metabolism, and alcohol affects that. Alcohol causes impaired insulin sensitivity and can lead to insulin resistance, reducing the body's ability to regulate blood sugar effectively. That can put you at risk for pre-diabetes and diabetes.
[00:51-01:07]
Alcohol can also increase visceral fat deposition, so alcohol is a lot of empty calories, which contri- can contribute to excess fat storage. Think of it this way: If your body is burning alcohol, it's not burning fat or carbs.
[01:07-01:32]
And everybody knows that alcohol can cause liver inflammation and potentially contribute to fatty liver disease, impairing the liver's ability to metabolize nutrients and remove toxins from our bloodstream. So with the recent recommendations to avoid alcohol completely, does that mean everybody focused on metabolic health is gonna stop drinking alcohol completely? Obviously, that's not the case.
[01:33-02:11]
However, moderating the amount of alcohol you're drinking is almost certainly a good idea. I'm a big believer in harm reduction, which is reducing alcohol intake without necessarily pursuing complete abstinence. I think medication-assisted treatments, the use of medications like naltrexone and GLP-1s can be very effective in helping people reduce their alcohol use by 60 or 80% or more. I've seen that with a number of my patients. So, if you want to reduce the amount of alcohol you're drinking but not necessarily quit, look into medication-assisted approaches to reducing alcohol.
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New HHS Guidelines
How much is it OK to drink?
The US Department of Health and Human Services just revised their recommendations on alcohol use. And guess what? The new guidelines say the less you drink the better. That’s right, HHS along with the World Health Organization now say that no amount of alcohol is the right choice.
In their words “Alcohol is a toxic, dependence producing, and carcinogenic substance.” Wow!!! What a reversal. For as long as I can remember we’ve been told a limited amount of alcohol actually improved our health. The new recommendations are based on hundreds of scientific medical studies, most published in the last decade.
I’m Paul Kolodzik, Board Certified in Addiction Medicine. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a little whiplash from these new recommendations. Just a few months ago we were told that up to 7 drinks a week for women, and 15 drinks a week for men was healthy. That sure changed fast.
About 65% American adults drink, and that percentage probably isn’t going to change dramatically based on these new guidelines. But given this new information, maybe some of us should think about drinking less. Maybe no amount of alcohol is good, but just drinking a bit less may be a good first step for many of us. I help patients drink less with FDA approved medications. You can learn moderationhealth.com
The US Department of Health and Human Services just revised their recommendations on alcohol use. And guess what? The new guidelines say the less you drink the better. That’s right, HHS along with the World Health Organization now say that no amount of alcohol is the right choice.
In their words “Alcohol is a toxic, dependence producing, and carcinogenic substance.” Wow!!! What a reversal. For as long as I can remember we’ve been told a limited amount of alcohol actually improved our health. The new recommendations are based on hundreds of scientific medical studies, most published in the last decade.
I’m Paul Kolodzik, Board Certified in Addiction Medicine. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a little whiplash from these new recommendations. Just a few months ago we were told that up to 7 drinks a week for women, and 15 drinks a week for men was healthy. That sure changed fast.
About 65% American adults drink, and that percentage probably isn’t going to change dramatically based on these new guidelines. But given this new information, maybe some of us should think about drinking less. Maybe no amount of alcohol is good, but just drinking a bit less may be a good first step for many of us. I help patients drink less with FDA approved medications. You can learn moderationhealth.com
Alcohol & Dementia: What You NEED to Know
Discover the surprising link between alcohol consumption and dementia risk. Learn how heavy, binge, and even limited drinking can impact cognitive health. We explore the CDC's findings and discuss effective methods to reduce alcohol intake for long-term brain protection.
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Does alcohol use when you're young or in middle age increase your risk of dementia as you get older? The answer from recent studies is pretty clear. Heavy drinking, traditionally considered more than 15 drinks a week for a male or 8 drinks or more for a female each week, clearly increases the risk of dementia significantly. Binge drinking, which is more than 4 or 5 drinks in a given sitting, also has been proven in a number of studies to cause eventual cognitive injury.
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This is true even if the episodes of binge drinking are few and far between. And now the data is saying even limited amounts of alcohol, less than heavy drinking or binge drinking, also is likely to impact cognitive health long term. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control lists alcohol use as the single most modifiable risk factor for dementia. The CDC describes alcohol as having a direct neurotoxicity on the brain, saying that alcohol results in accelerated brain atrophy and white matter damage.
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The white matter of the brain is the area of the brain primarily responsible for higher cognitive function and decision-making. So if you're paying close attention to your health, watching your diet and working out regularly so you can maintain a high level of physical and mental functioning into old age, put limiting alcohol on your list as well. A drink or 2 once or twice a week probably does not have a great impact on your risk for dementia, but heavier drinking or binge drinking will.
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I have a lot of patients that have come to me wanting to moderate their drinking amount, even if they aren't drinking an excessive amount, because they're in drink- they're interested in drinking less for health reasons. My experience in working with these patients is that a regimen of medications to reduce alcohol use and several simple behavioral techniques can help them achieve their goal of reduced drinking.
[01:55-02:18]
So if you're interested in protecting your brain long term, look into the risks of alcohol-associated dementia and the best medication-assisted techniques to reduce alcohol use. You can use these techniques to reduce your alcohol use without necessarily quitting altogether, and you can still occasionally enjoy a drink with friends and family.
[00:00-00:27]
Does alcohol use when you're young or in middle age increase your risk of dementia as you get older? The answer from recent studies is pretty clear. Heavy drinking, traditionally considered more than 15 drinks a week for a male or 8 drinks or more for a female each week, clearly increases the risk of dementia significantly. Binge drinking, which is more than 4 or 5 drinks in a given sitting, also has been proven in a number of studies to cause eventual cognitive injury.
[00:27-01:01]
This is true even if the episodes of binge drinking are few and far between. And now the data is saying even limited amounts of alcohol, less than heavy drinking or binge drinking, also is likely to impact cognitive health long term. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control lists alcohol use as the single most modifiable risk factor for dementia. The CDC describes alcohol as having a direct neurotoxicity on the brain, saying that alcohol results in accelerated brain atrophy and white matter damage.
[01:01-01:30]
The white matter of the brain is the area of the brain primarily responsible for higher cognitive function and decision-making. So if you're paying close attention to your health, watching your diet and working out regularly so you can maintain a high level of physical and mental functioning into old age, put limiting alcohol on your list as well. A drink or 2 once or twice a week probably does not have a great impact on your risk for dementia, but heavier drinking or binge drinking will.
[01:30-01:55]
I have a lot of patients that have come to me wanting to moderate their drinking amount, even if they aren't drinking an excessive amount, because they're in drink- they're interested in drinking less for health reasons. My experience in working with these patients is that a regimen of medications to reduce alcohol use and several simple behavioral techniques can help them achieve their goal of reduced drinking.
[01:55-02:18]
So if you're interested in protecting your brain long term, look into the risks of alcohol-associated dementia and the best medication-assisted techniques to reduce alcohol use. You can use these techniques to reduce your alcohol use without necessarily quitting altogether, and you can still occasionally enjoy a drink with friends and family.
Medications
Did you know that there are medications that have been clinically proven to help you drink less alcohol.
Whether you want to drink a little less or a lot less - FDA approved medications might naltrexone have been shown to be very effective at reducing alcohol use
You must be asking yourself why haven’t you heard about these medications? If they are so effective . . . why doesn’t everybody with an alcohol problem use them?
Unfortunately, the answer is pretty simple. There’s not a lot of money for medical providers in prescribing these medications. The big money for alcohol rehab providers is the tens of thousands of dollars in insurance payments that are paid for 30 days stays in alcohol recovery facilities.
Hi, I’m Paul Kolodzik, board certified in addiction medicine. With the new government regulations telling us no amount of alcohol consumption is best, you may want to consider drinking less. Medications can help you do that fairly easily.
I help patients drinking way too much drink a lot less, then quit if they choose to. I also help patients who may be drinking moderately, but more than they want to, drink less. A lot of these patients still want to have an occasional drink, but want tighter control their drinking, and I help them do that
Learn more about medications that are effective for alcohol use reduction at moderationhealth.com.
Whether you want to drink a little less or a lot less - FDA approved medications might naltrexone have been shown to be very effective at reducing alcohol use
You must be asking yourself why haven’t you heard about these medications? If they are so effective . . . why doesn’t everybody with an alcohol problem use them?
Unfortunately, the answer is pretty simple. There’s not a lot of money for medical providers in prescribing these medications. The big money for alcohol rehab providers is the tens of thousands of dollars in insurance payments that are paid for 30 days stays in alcohol recovery facilities.
Hi, I’m Paul Kolodzik, board certified in addiction medicine. With the new government regulations telling us no amount of alcohol consumption is best, you may want to consider drinking less. Medications can help you do that fairly easily.
I help patients drinking way too much drink a lot less, then quit if they choose to. I also help patients who may be drinking moderately, but more than they want to, drink less. A lot of these patients still want to have an occasional drink, but want tighter control their drinking, and I help them do that
Learn more about medications that are effective for alcohol use reduction at moderationhealth.com.
Drastically Cut Alcohol: My Secret GLP-1 Experience
Discover how GLP-1 medication is revolutionizing alcohol reduction. Hear a personal story of significantly cutting down drinking and learn about effective medication-assisted treatments for your own goals.
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For those that know they need to be drinking less alcohol but maybe don't want to quit altogether, I'd like to share this comment that I got as a reply from one of my recent posts on medication-assisted treatments to drink less alcohol. So a person from Brooklyn, New York replied, "I was a heavy drinker for over 20 years. Mostly after work, I was a New York City restaurant cook, but then also after I retired. Always had a couple glasses or more to relax and watch the sun set.
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After starting a GLP-1, without effort I stopped drinking almost completely. Now I enjoy an occasional glass of wine once every week or 2. Sometimes I don't even finish that. Was not expecting this." So this has been my experience as well with nearly all my patient. GLP-1s are being found in a variety of new studies to reduce alcohol use significantly, 60%, 80% or more.
[00:59-01:19]
And in my practice, I use this and other medications along with some simple behavioral techniques to help people achieve their drink reduction goals. So if you're drinking more than you want to, please research this on your own. You'll find that medication-assisted treatment to reduce alcohol use is an extremely effective strategy.
[00:01-00:30]
For those that know they need to be drinking less alcohol but maybe don't want to quit altogether, I'd like to share this comment that I got as a reply from one of my recent posts on medication-assisted treatments to drink less alcohol. So a person from Brooklyn, New York replied, "I was a heavy drinker for over 20 years. Mostly after work, I was a New York City restaurant cook, but then also after I retired. Always had a couple glasses or more to relax and watch the sun set.
[00:30-00:59]
After starting a GLP-1, without effort I stopped drinking almost completely. Now I enjoy an occasional glass of wine once every week or 2. Sometimes I don't even finish that. Was not expecting this." So this has been my experience as well with nearly all my patient. GLP-1s are being found in a variety of new studies to reduce alcohol use significantly, 60%, 80% or more.
[00:59-01:19]
And in my practice, I use this and other medications along with some simple behavioral techniques to help people achieve their drink reduction goals. So if you're drinking more than you want to, please research this on your own. You'll find that medication-assisted treatment to reduce alcohol use is an extremely effective strategy.
Alcohol & Metabolic Health: The Truth Revealed!
Alcohol's impact on metabolic health is significant, affecting insulin sensitivity and fat storage. Understand how to manage intake and explore harm reduction strategies for better health.
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lot of talk these days about metabolic health, so how does alcohol impact metabolic health? For years, in fact, about 50 years now, since the information on the French Paradox came out in the 1980s, we've been told that drinking wine reduced cardiovascular disease. In fact, we've been told that limited amounts of alcohol were good for your cardiovascular system. Now that the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services came out a few weeks ago saying, "No alcohol is best," what does that mean for your metabolic health?
[00:31-00:51]
first of all, metabolic health has a lot to do with insulin sensitivity and insulin metabolism, and alcohol affects that. Alcohol causes impaired insulin sensitivity and can lead to insulin resistance, reducing the body's ability to regulate blood sugar effectively. That can put you at risk for pre-diabetes and diabetes.
[00:51-01:07]
Alcohol can also increase visceral fat deposition, so alcohol is a lot of empty calories, which contri- can contribute to excess fat storage. Think of it this way: If your body is burning alcohol, it's not burning fat or carbs.
[01:07-01:32]
And everybody knows that alcohol can cause liver inflammation and potentially contribute to fatty liver disease, impairing the liver's ability to metabolize nutrients and remove toxins from our bloodstream. So with the recent recommendations to avoid alcohol completely, does that mean everybody focused on metabolic health is gonna stop drinking alcohol completely? Obviously, that's not the case.
[01:33-02:11]
However, moderating the amount of alcohol you're drinking is almost certainly a good idea. I'm a big believer in harm reduction, which is reducing alcohol intake without necessarily pursuing complete abstinence. I think medication-assisted treatments, the use of medications like naltrexone and GLP-1s can be very effective in helping people reduce their alcohol use by 60 or 80% or more. I've seen that with a number of my patients. So, if you want to reduce the amount of alcohol you're drinking but not necessarily quit, look into medication-assisted approaches to reducing alcohol.
[00:00-00:31]
lot of talk these days about metabolic health, so how does alcohol impact metabolic health? For years, in fact, about 50 years now, since the information on the French Paradox came out in the 1980s, we've been told that drinking wine reduced cardiovascular disease. In fact, we've been told that limited amounts of alcohol were good for your cardiovascular system. Now that the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services came out a few weeks ago saying, "No alcohol is best," what does that mean for your metabolic health?
[00:31-00:51]
first of all, metabolic health has a lot to do with insulin sensitivity and insulin metabolism, and alcohol affects that. Alcohol causes impaired insulin sensitivity and can lead to insulin resistance, reducing the body's ability to regulate blood sugar effectively. That can put you at risk for pre-diabetes and diabetes.
[00:51-01:07]
Alcohol can also increase visceral fat deposition, so alcohol is a lot of empty calories, which contri- can contribute to excess fat storage. Think of it this way: If your body is burning alcohol, it's not burning fat or carbs.
[01:07-01:32]
And everybody knows that alcohol can cause liver inflammation and potentially contribute to fatty liver disease, impairing the liver's ability to metabolize nutrients and remove toxins from our bloodstream. So with the recent recommendations to avoid alcohol completely, does that mean everybody focused on metabolic health is gonna stop drinking alcohol completely? Obviously, that's not the case.
[01:33-02:11]
However, moderating the amount of alcohol you're drinking is almost certainly a good idea. I'm a big believer in harm reduction, which is reducing alcohol intake without necessarily pursuing complete abstinence. I think medication-assisted treatments, the use of medications like naltrexone and GLP-1s can be very effective in helping people reduce their alcohol use by 60 or 80% or more. I've seen that with a number of my patients. So, if you want to reduce the amount of alcohol you're drinking but not necessarily quit, look into medication-assisted approaches to reducing alcohol.
Work with Dr. Paul Kolodzik -
The Nation’s Leading Physician Expert Prescribing Medications To Reduce Alcohol Use
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Utilizing FDA-Approved Medications: Naltrexone & GLP-1 (Ozempic)
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Double Board-Certified Addiction Medicine Specialist
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25 Years Clinical Experience Helping Patients Reduce/Eliminate Alcohol Use
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One-on-one Individualized Treatment Program
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Creator Of “The Kolodzik Method” To Reduce / Eliminate Alcohol Use
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The Nation’s Leading Physician Expert Prescribing Medications To Reduce Alcohol Use.
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Utilizing FDA-Approved Medications: Naltrexone & GLP-1s (Ozempic).
Medications
Double Board-Certified Addiction Medicine Specialist with 25 Years Clinical Experience Helping Patients Reduce/Eliminate Alcohol Use.
Background
One-on-one Individualized Treatment Program.
Creator Of a Unique Program using FDA Approved Medication To Reduce / Eliminate Alcohol Use.
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