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Drug to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder Shows Promise Among Drinkers with High Stress

NIH-funded multi-site clinical trial suggests that smokers may also benefit.

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Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016. A new medication that targets part of the brain’s stress system may help reduce alcohol use in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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“Medications have become an important tool for treating alcohol use disorders, but current medications…

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