Alcohol Dependence
"Hello everyone, I am 24 years old and I became an alcoholic about 4 years ago. I became a bartender at a fancy restaurant and everything totally went south because of that. The place pays awfully well so I could never leave it at the time. It was so easy to get my hands on any booze I wanted from there. I found myself getting in bar fights and totalling my truck and a severe weight gain (60 pounds). When I drink its usually 7 doubles, 4 beers, and 3 shots of tequila in 2-3 hrs. I started naltrexone a month ago and I been sober since. I cannot believe that it lets me handle alcohol all night and not let me get cravings for it. I been waking up at 7am vs 12pm every morning now. This medicine really works, I feel great and have more $$"