| Autor: |
Litten, Raye Z., Allen, John P. |
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Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; 1991, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p620-633, 14p |
| Abstrakt: |
The past 10 years have witnessed important advances in research on pharmacotherapy for alcoholism. Promising drugs are discussed under six headings: agents to treat alcohol withdrawal; anticraving agents; agents that make drinking an aversive experience; agents to alleviate concomitant psychiatric problems; agents to treat concurrent drug abuse; and amethystic ('sobering-up') agents. Research on the drug classes is summarized and clinical issues surrounding specific agents and alcoholism pharmacotherapy in general are discussed. Finally, long-range therapeutic implications of recent findings on the actions of alcohol on basic mechanisms of the brain are offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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