Never heard of medication for alcoholism? You're not alone. Eighty-eight thousand Americans will die this year from alcohol dependence. Most will do so without ever knowing of the FDA-approved medications that might have saved their lives.
A controversial new book - 'A Prescription for Alcoholics - Medications for Alcoholism' - takes a first sober look at medication for alcoholics, including the research behind them, and why nobody - including physicians - seems to know about them.