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DALLAS -- Research Across America, a nationally-recognized clinical research center, today announced initial results of their study of the PROMETA(TM) treatment protocol for methamphetamine dependence. Board Certified Psychiatrist and addiction expert Harold C. Urschel, III, M.D., M.M.A. was lead investigator on this first clinical study of the PROMETA treatment for stimulant dependence.
Initial results from this study showed no adverse events and that more than 80% of study participants experienced a significant clinical benefit. For purposes of determining clinical benefit, patient improvement was measured by treatment completion, study retention, reduction in cravings and decrease in usage of or abstinence from methamphetamine. Dr. Urschel will present full study results at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence's annual meeting in Scottsdale, AZ on June 21, 2006.
The study was conducted on an outpatient basis, with subjects remaining in an environment where they were subject to triggers that…
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