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''Takes 5 Minutes'': Man In China Receives Surgical Chip Implant To Treat Alcohol Addiction
The chip, when implanted releases naltrexone which is absorbed by the body and targets receptors in the brain.
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Bidding Goodbye To Addiction
For the last few decades, most countries in the world have been in the grip of the epidemic of Addiction. It is widely believed that trade in illicit drugs is the largest business in the world and so, the supply of drugs is not going to dry up for the epidemic to get over. What is required is for the demand to be reduced or for the addict to become...
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Treatment for alcohol dependence
An extended-release version of Naltrexone can reduce drinking in alcohol-dependent patients within two days of being injected.
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Naltrexone cream relieves chronic itching
The local application of naltrexone to the skin relieves chronic itching in patients with allergic dermatitis.
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Injection to curb alcohol dependence
A once-a-month injection may help alcoholics maintain sobriety. Naltrexone is a drug that blocks opiate receptors and has been used to treat drug addiction, but previous studies looking at its effects in people with alcoholism had produced varying results.
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''Takes 5 Minutes'': Man In China Receives Surgical Chip Implant To Treat Alcohol Addiction
The chip, when implanted releases naltrexone which is absorbed by the body and targets receptors in the brain.
-
Bidding Goodbye To Addiction
For the last few decades, most countries in the world have been in the grip of the epidemic of Addiction. It is widely believed that trade in illicit drugs is the largest business in the world and so, the supply of drugs is not going to dry up for the epidemic to get over. What is required is for the demand to be reduced or for the addict to become...
-
Treatment for alcohol dependence
An extended-release version of Naltrexone can reduce drinking in alcohol-dependent patients within two days of being injected.
-
Naltrexone cream relieves chronic itching
The local application of naltrexone to the skin relieves chronic itching in patients with allergic dermatitis.
-
Injection to curb alcohol dependence
A once-a-month injection may help alcoholics maintain sobriety. Naltrexone is a drug that blocks opiate receptors and has been used to treat drug addiction, but previous studies looking at its effects in people with alcoholism had produced varying results.
