Treatment of addiction and addiction-related behavior
US6057368A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/35
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a highly efficient method for treating substance addiction and for changing addiction-related behavior of a primate suffering from substance addiction. The method includes administering to a primate an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition including gamma vinylGABA. The present invention also provides a method of treatment of nicotine addiction by treating a patient with an effective amount of a composition including gamma vinylGABA.
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