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Addiction Experts Highlight the Need for Non-Abstinence-Based Therapies to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder in Adial Pharmaceuticals Key Opinion Leader Webinar
Experts agree that there are benefits to reductions in drinking, supporting the ongoing development of non-abstinence-based therapies to treat alcohol use disorder.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL) (“Adial” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment and prevention of addiction and related disorders, recently hosted a virtual key opinion leader webinar. with addiction experts Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director and Founder of the Volpicelli Center; and Jonathan Hunt-Glassman, MBA, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Oar Health, to discuss alcohol use disorder (AUD), the current treatment landscape, and the need for non-abstinence-based therapeutics. Both experts are nationally recognized for their efforts in providing improved treatment options to patients with AUD.
To improve engagement in medical treatment, the key opinion leaders expressed the belief that barriers to treatment could be reduced by giving people additional options such as non-abstinence-based therapies. A non-abstinence-based treatment approach will provide patients with the power to choose more realistic goals of reducing alcohol consumption rather than abstinence. Reductions in excessive drinking, even without complete abstinence, can have a major public health impact on morbidity and mortality associated with AUD.
“In the AUD treatment community, there is a strong bias that abstinence is the only legitimate goal. However, the academic community has shown that non-abstinence-based approaches lead to very beneficial results,” said Dr. Volpicelli. “Reduction in heavy drinking is associated with improvements in day-to-day functioning, socialization with peers, physical function, and self-esteem. Recovery is more than abstinence. Recovery is about doing better in life.”
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According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and other published research:
- AUD is a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, and health consequences. 1
- 28.6 million adults ages 18 and older had AUD in 2021. 2
- An estimated 894,000 adolescents ages 12 to 17 had AUD in 2021. 2
- Over 140,000 people die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth-leading preventable cause of death in the United States. 1
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