Seizure Drug May Help Some Heavy Drinkers Cut Alcohol Use

Published February 24, 2014

Seizure Drug May Help Some Heavy Drinkers Cut Alcohol Use
Treatment with the anticonvulsant topiramate may help alcohol-dependent individuals who do not want to stop drinking completely reduce their alcohol consumption, new research shows. A randomized controlled trial of 138 adult heavy drinkers in the …
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Task force snares 11 people for drugs
DeVine said ongoing investigations on behalf of METRICH led to the indictments, which included a total of 24 counts of trafficking in heroin, six counts of trafficking in cocaine, one count of retaliation and one count of theft of prescription drugs …
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ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT
10-20% of users develop dependence. In the U.S., cannabis is the substance most responsible for people entering treatment facilities. And it's a "gateway drug" that can lead to cocaine and heroin use. (My 18-year-old granddaughter tells lurid stories …
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