Opioid-blocking medication reduces brain's response to alcoholism cues, study finds

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Opioid-blocking medication reduces brain's response to alcoholism cues, study finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/...00526151527.htm


ScienceDaily (May 26, 2010) — Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have produced the first evidence that the opioid blocker extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) is able to reduce the brain's response to cues that may cause alcoholics to relapse.
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