Amna Nawaz
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Why prescription medication to treat alcoholism is ‘vastly underutilized’
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October 7, 2023
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6:25Now PlayingNearly 30 million Americans struggle with alcohol addiction. Medication used to treat alcohol-use disorder have been on the market for decades, but is rarely prescribed. Dr. Sarah Wakeman, medical director of the Substance Use Disorder Initiative at Mass General Brigham, joins Ali Rogin to discuss medication’s potential for treating this disease and why it’s underused.
Correction: The introduction to this segment misidentified Mass General Brigham. We regret the error.
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