Treatment of addiction and addiction-related behavior
Patent
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OSTI ID:1174402
The present invention provides a method for changing addiction-related behavior of a mammal suffering from addiction to a combination of abused drugs. The method includes administering to the mammal an effective amount of gamma vinylGABA (GVG) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or an enantiomer or a racemic mixture thereof, wherein the effective amount is sufficient to diminish, inhibit or eliminate behavior associated with craving or use of the combination of abused drugs.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- Assignee:
- Brookhaven Science Associates (Upton, NY)
- Patent Number(s):
- 6,593,367
- Application Number:
- 09/362,592
- OSTI ID:
- 1174402
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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