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Title: Treatment of addiction and addiction-related behavior

Abstract

The present invention provides a highly efficient method for treating substance addiction and for changing addiction-related behavior of a primate suffering from substance addiction. The method includes administering to a primate an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition including gamma vinylGABA. The present invention also provides a method of treatment of nicotine addiction by treating a patient with an effective amount of a composition including gamma vinylGABA.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
US Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
20050617
Application Number:
Int. Cl. A01N 37/12; US 6,057,368/A/; 9-129,253; TRN: IM200024%%128
Assignee:
PTO; EDB-00:033223
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 2 May 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; DRUGS; BEHAVIOR; PATIENTS; NICOTINE; INHIBITION

Citation Formats

Dewey, S L, Brodie, J D, and Ashby, Jr, C R. Treatment of addiction and addiction-related behavior. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Dewey, S L, Brodie, J D, & Ashby, Jr, C R. Treatment of addiction and addiction-related behavior. United States.
Dewey, S L, Brodie, J D, and Ashby, Jr, C R. 2000. "Treatment of addiction and addiction-related behavior". United States.
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abstractNote = {The present invention provides a highly efficient method for treating substance addiction and for changing addiction-related behavior of a primate suffering from substance addiction. The method includes administering to a primate an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition including gamma vinylGABA. The present invention also provides a method of treatment of nicotine addiction by treating a patient with an effective amount of a composition including gamma vinylGABA.},
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year = {Tue May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
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