About the Sinclair Method
What is the Sinclair Method?
The Sinclair Method (TSM) is a medical treatment for alcohol use disorder that can be used to reduce or eliminate alcohol use. At its core, the treatment involves two steps:
- Taking an opioid blocker 1-2 hours prior to the first drink of alcohol each day, and
- Filling alcohol-free (and medication-free) days with endorphin-boosting activities.
TSM is simple, yet versatile. It can be used alone or alongside other treatments.
Read the Definitive Statement written by the late Dr. Sinclair, in which he summarizes the treatment and the research behind pharmacological extinction.
Delve into the science behind the Sinclair Method and the medications used to produce pharmacological extinction.
Success Stories
"TSM changed my life so much for the better! I have developed new talents and rediscovered old ones with all the time I used to spend drinking, recovering from drinking and obsessing about drinking."
"I now have the power and will to stop drinking before blacking out or losing control. I’ve also regained my family’s trust."
"What more can I say than it has completely changed my life for the better. I went from having a crippling addiction to now having complete control over it. If it wasn't science, I'd say it was a miracle. For real. Thank you with my life!"
"Claudia’s outreach and Dr. Sinclair’s work changed my life. I had almost no hope left after nearly 10 years of struggling to stop. I have control back. I have my life back. I’m eternally grateful."
"It's been life-changing: alcohol is now a choice rather than a compulsion."
"So incredibly thankful to have found this. My life has completely changed, and I would not have been able to stop or cut back drinking without it. I wish it was more widely known information... I would have done it years ago."
"Thank you for all your information and keep letting people know that there is a real way out of hell."
"I’m so impressed with Claudia’s command over the science of TSM as well as cognitive-behavioral principles she employs in promoting social support for the TSM community."
"After ten years of solid binge drinking to the point where my life could end at any time, I now do not drink."
"TSM freed me from being alcohol's slave whose every waking moment was either drinking, recovering from drinking or obsessing about drinking. I now have a very happy, healthy professional and personal life."
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