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Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin
; (12): 281-285, 2010.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-403336
ABSTRACT
Recent discoveries about the effects of drugs of abuse on the brain and the mechanisms of their addictions, and new actions of available medications are offering many opportunities for the discovery and development of novel medications to treat addictive disorders.This article reviews the current medications that have shown promising results for treating opioid, cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis, alcohol and nicotine addictions.