Pregabalin as Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

Inclusion Criteria: * Meets DSM-5 criteria for current alcohol use disorder * Reports drinking a minimum of 5 standard drinks for men or 4 standard drinks for women at least 4 days per week over the past 28 days * Between the ages of 18 and 65 * Able to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with any current psychiatric disorder as defined by DSM-5, other than AUD, that in the investigator's judgment might require intervention over the course of the study. * Subjects receiving psychotropic medication treatment * Evidence of moderate-to-severe alcohol withdrawal (CIWA-Ar \> 13) * History of alcohol withdrawal seizures or alcohol withdrawal delirium * History of allergic reaction to candidate medication (pregabalin) * Pregnancy, lactation, or failure in females patients to use adequate contraceptive methods * Unstable physical disorders which might make participation hazardous * Subjects who have a current DSM-5 diagnosis of moderate or severe substance use disorder, with the exception of alcohol, nicotine and caffeine use disorders. A diagnosis of a mild substance use disorder will not be exclusionary, as long as the current primary substance use disorder is alcohol. * Are legally mandated to participate in alcohol use disorder treatment program * Cognitively impaired