New Frontiers in Alcoholism and Addiction Treatment

Title: New Frontiers in Alcoholism and Addiction Treatment

Volume: 5 Issue: 1

Author(s): Felice Nava, Andrea Vendramin, Ezio Manzato, Mauro Cibin and Alfio Lucchini

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Keywords: Alcoholism, addiction, buprenorphine, methadone, suboxone®, naltrexone, gamma-hydroxybutyrrate, nociceptin peptide receptors, CB1 cannabinoid receptors, dopamine

Abstract: Drug addiction and alcoholism are behavioural disorders characterized by a profound alteration of several brain circuits induced by chronic drug use. Their treatment is yet based on empiricism and today only few pharmacological strategies are fully effective to control both drug use and relapse. The present paper reviews the most updated pharmacotherapies able to contrast both alcoholism and drug addiction including the new patented drugs and the future therapeutic trends.

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Nava Felice, Vendramin Andrea, Manzato Ezio, Cibin Mauro and Lucchini Alfio, New Frontiers in Alcoholism and Addiction Treatment, Recent Patents on CNS Drug Discovery (Discontinued) 2010; 5 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488910789753567