Alcohol Addiction

Drug Used to Relieve Skin Disease May Help Control Alcoholism

ONE PILL MAKES YOU PRETTY AND SOBER –

Feb. 27, 2023 – The study was further carried out by the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. They then started human trials for the drug. Their study involved 51 subjects who were assessed over 11 days after they went under treatment with this particular drug.

Barbara Mason, a co-author of the study from the Scripps Research Institute team, told the Oregon Health and Science University Press, “Apremilast’s large effect size on reducing drinking, combined with its good tolerability in our participants, suggests it is an excellent candidate for further evaluation as a novel treatment for people with alcohol use disorder.”

Meanwhile, Mason anticipates that the medication may be even more beneficial for people who are motivated to cut back on their alcohol consumption. The study was conducted with subjects who had alcohol disorders, but were not seeking any kind of treatment.

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Leonard Buschel

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