Two glasses too much?

Peter Creasey

Peter Creasey

Peter Creasey
New drug for 'mild alcoholics' drinking two glasses of wine a night...

GPs will prescribe nalmefene and actively ask about patients' alcohol consumption, under new plans by national health watchdog Nice to tackle alcohol abuse.

Hundreds of thousands of people drinking half a bottle of wine a night are to be put on the first ever drug to help reduce alcohol consumption, under plans announced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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. . . . Pete
 
There was an interesting episode on Dian Rehm during the summer about non-abstinence approaches to alcoholism. Seems these are more widely practiced in Europe than the US. Some possibilities worth considering, for those wrestling with the problem. I'm sure the podcast can be easily found and downloaded.
 
This is a joke post, right? The recommendation is to treat 750,000 people - plausibly, against their will* -- for no problem in particular with a pill that costs £3 each!

Man, oh, man, have I got a couple dozen bridges to sell you!

[[ *I go straight to 'against their will' from this bit: "The plans mean GPs will actively ask patients about their alcohol consumption even when they see them for unrelated health matters...." ]]
 
Interesting possible sex-based effect. For males taking the pill, it might increase pregnancy rates. For females taking the pill, it might reduce them.
 
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