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By the way, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) also is surprisingly effective in reducing alcohol dependence.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292849/

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Psilocybin too. There's a clinical trial running at the moment.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02061293

Naltrexone, too.

And Kratom.

And LSD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK99377/

TBH the greatest thing I ever found to help was to drink so much over such a long period of time that you get the most amazingly horrific withdrawal symptoms. Sober 6 years because I don't like to drink any more. YMMV

I know a guy that stopped smoking by imagining vomiting in graphic detail every time he had a cigarette. YMMV

On mobile so don't have links/refs, but I've read papers claiming modafinil reduces cravings for alcohol and other drugs too.

It would nice if you could find those links when you get back to the mainland^W a proper computer.

Maybe if you are dopamine deficient

I used armodafinil for a while, made me want to have a drink after work even more. That said I was efficient/focused during office hours, although more annoyed at stupid people than usual. As long as I was able to focus on my own work it was great.

I wouldn't say it had a positive effect overall. The effects lasts long enough that you can't really take any more after early afternoon if you want proper sleep, and once the effects wear off, well, you want a drink...

Just my personal experience though.

Very interesting paper I had not seen before. Seems like with more targeted magnetic stimulation the effects could be enhanced.

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