Ariz. In May, she opened Assisted Recovery Center of Georgia, an outpatient office affiliated with a Savannah physician, Dr. Keith Hall. For any patient who completes either program and relapses, additional sessions are free. Those who have used naltrexone say that the pill just plain kills the buzz. If they go to a bar and have a drink, they're just as likely to leave half of it because, as the song says, the thrill is gone. But, for most alcoholics, the most widely available means of getting sober remains Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12 Step Program.
Some experts wonder why.
It is all the more ironic given the increasing worldwide acceptance of naltrexone. In fact, naltrexone is in short supply due to skyrocketing use, particularly in Europe, the Near East and Australia. Now, they're making so much on it outside the U.S., they're not focusing on spreading the word. So Bruce made spreading the word her mission. She found a similarly motivated partner in Atlanta mortgage broker Jane Jones, an old friend who hopes to launch an Atlanta branch of Assisted Recovery within the next couple of months.