No medicine can cure alcohol use disorder. But some can help as you recover. They can make drinking less enjoyable so you don’t want to do it as much:
Drugs for other conditions -- like smoking, pain, or epilepsy -- also may help with alcohol use disorder. Talk to your doctor to see of one of those might be right for you.
- Disulfiram (Antabuse) will make you feel sick or throw up if you drink.
- Acamprosate (Campral) can help with cravings.
- Naltrexone (Revia) blocks the high you get from drinking.