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Anti-seizure drug shows promise for addiction.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)

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| December 13, 2004 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

While safe and effective treatments for methamphetamine and cocaine have long eluded scientists, according to Newsday, there is new promise in a drug called GVG (gamma vinyl-GABA), approved for use in Europe to prevent seizures. The drug is not marketed in the U.S. Steven Dewey, a senior chemist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, found that GVG ended addiction to cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes when tested on animals. Following this discovery, Dewey and Dr. Jonathan Brodie conducted a study in Mexico (where GVG is approved to treat epilepsy),…

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