Treatment of addiction and addiction-related behavior
Patent
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OSTI ID:1175166
The present invention provides a highly efficient method for treating substance addiction and for changing addiction-related behavior of a mammal suffering from substance addiction. The method includes administering to a mammal an effective amount of gamma vinylGABA or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also provides a method of treatment of cocaine, morphine, heroin, nicotine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, or ethanol addiction by treating a mammal with an effective amount of gamma vinylGABA or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- 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):
- 6,828,349
- Application Number:
- 09/189,166
- OSTI ID:
- 1175166
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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