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Alcohol use disorder medication guide

Alcohol use disorder medication support online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for adults 18 and older who are medically stable and want non-controlled medication support to cut back or stay stopped from alcohol, not for active withdrawal or urgent situations.

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Medication can be a helpful part of cutting back on alcohol or staying stopped. This lane is for adults 18 and older who are medically stable and not in withdrawal. After screening, a physician may discuss non-controlled options such as naltrexone, acamprosate, or disulfiram. Some of these medicines rely on recent liver or kidney blood tests that you provide, because the physician cannot order labs through this visit. This lane never prescribes controlled medicines, so it does not offer buprenorphine, Suboxone, methadone, or benzodiazepines.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

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Quick facts

  • You must be physically in Virginia and West Virginia at the time of request
  • Starts at $59
  • No insurance needed
  • No app download
  • Physician review around the clock
  • Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
  • A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
  • Response windows: 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

  • Wanting to cut back on drinking or stay stopped
  • Finding it hard to control how much you drink
  • Wanting medication support alongside other efforts to reduce alcohol
  • Feeling medically stable and not in withdrawal right now

May fit online care

  • Adults 18 and older
  • Adult 18 or older who is medically stable
  • Not currently in alcohol withdrawal
  • Interested in non-controlled options such as naltrexone, acamprosate, or disulfiram
  • Able to provide recent liver or kidney blood tests if a chosen medicine needs them

Look for another care setting

  • Signs of alcohol withdrawal such as shaking, sweating, a racing heart, confusion, or hallucinations, which need emergency care by calling 911
  • Any seizure now or recently
  • Thoughts of self-harm, where the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can help
  • Signs of an overdose, currently using opioids, or pregnancy

What to have ready

  • Your goal, whether that is drinking less or staying stopped
  • Recent liver or kidney blood tests if you have them
  • Any past experience with alcohol medicines and how it went
  • Medication allergies, current medicines, and pregnancy status if it may apply

What happens next

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer the fit questions, and choose the response window you want. If the concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends a secure update after sign-in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

Which medicines might be discussed?

A physician may discuss non-controlled options such as naltrexone, acamprosate, or disulfiram, and help you weigh which one fits your goal and health history. These are not controlled medicines.

Does this visit prescribe Suboxone or a benzodiazepine?

No. This lane never prescribes controlled medicines, so it does not offer buprenorphine, Suboxone, methadone, or benzodiazepines. A request for one of those is directed to in-person care.

Do I need lab work first?

Sometimes. A few of these medicines rely on recent liver or kidney blood tests, and the physician cannot order labs through this visit, so you would provide recent results. The intake explains when results are needed.

What if I am in withdrawal or feel unsafe?

If you have shaking, sweating, a racing heart, confusion, or hallucinations, this can be alcohol withdrawal, which needs emergency care, so please call 911. If you are having thoughts of self-harm, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available any time.