Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in the treatment of alcohol dependence: possible craving development for the drug
โ Scribed by Giovanni Addolorato; Fabio Caputo; Giuseppe F. Stefanini; Giovanni Gasbarrini
- Book ID
- 108595848
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
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The main objective in alcoholism therapy is to achieve and maintain abstinence and to prevent relapse. Pharmacotherapy may be necessary in treating persons who are not helped by group or psychosocial support alone. Among the substances experimented with in the past few years, gamma-hydroxybutyric ac
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) has been in clinical use in Italy since 1991 for treatment of alcohol dependence. Results of phase III and phase IV studies have shown that the drug is effective and well tolerated in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and in reducing alcohol consumption and