Treatment of addiction to ethanol and addictive-related behavior
Treatment of addiction to ethanol and addictive-related behavior
Dewey, S.L.; Brodie, J.D.; Ashby, C.R.Jr
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patents 1252(4)
2001
The present invention provides a highly efficient method for treating alcohol addiction and for changing addiction-related behavior of a mammal suffering from alcohol addiction. The method includes administering to a mammal an effective amount of gamma vinylGABA or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In one embodiment, the method of the present invention includes administering to the mammal an effective amount of a composition which increase central nervous system GABA levels wherein the effective amount is sufficient to diminish, inhibit or eliminate behavior associated with craving or use of alcohol.