If you look at the rate of heavy drinking in the individuals who got the active medication, it was significantly lower than in the group that got the placebo injection. It's a very significant difference … [about] 25 percent. |
So there were benefits both for those who were able to abstain altogether … and even among those who did not abstain, they were much less likely to drink heavily. |
They were not required to abstain prior to starting treatment. Some selected to, and others did not. |