A drug used to help people quit smoking can also help problem drinkers overcome their addiction.
Professor Selena Bartlett,smoking cessation drugs QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) and an ambassador for Women in Technology (spirit) said testing will soon begin testing whether varenicline, known as Champix can effectively treat problem drinkers.smoking cessation drugs
smoking cessation drugs"It is well known that many people with severe alcohol dependence smoke also why we tried to better understand the mechanisms behind it,smoking cessation drugs" said Professor Bartlett.
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"We know that the reward for both drinking and smoking is linked to neuronal nicotinic receptors in the brain -. Champix binds to these receptors and reduces the need to drink at levels of problems "smoking cessation drugs
Professor Bartlett,smoking cessation drugs who presented the results last night Sciences 2013 Conference Australasian Society Professional Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD), said preliminary results showed that the drug "Exit" was effective long-term drinkers drinkers " social ".
drugs smoking cessation The drug also normalizes dopamine deficiencies that affect the behavior of drinkers reward motivated over the long term. drugs smoking cessation
"We tend to look toward abstinence in the treatment of problem drinkers, which is very difficult in the long term," he said. drugs smoking cessation
"We have seen that the use of Champix eliminates the need to conduct" we consider the problems of alcohol "by reducing the required amount of alcohol.
"By being able to reduce alcohol problems will actually be able to reduce damage in the general population."
Clinical trials will begin next year in New South Wales, in collaboration with a team led by Professor Nicholas Lintzeris Associate at the University of Sydney.
Professor Selena Bartlett,smoking cessation drugs QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) and an ambassador for Women in Technology (spirit) said testing will soon begin testing whether varenicline, known as Champix can effectively treat problem drinkers.smoking cessation drugs
smoking cessation drugs"It is well known that many people with severe alcohol dependence smoke also why we tried to better understand the mechanisms behind it,smoking cessation drugs" said Professor Bartlett.
smoking cessation drugs!!
"We know that the reward for both drinking and smoking is linked to neuronal nicotinic receptors in the brain -. Champix binds to these receptors and reduces the need to drink at levels of problems "smoking cessation drugs
Professor Bartlett,smoking cessation drugs who presented the results last night Sciences 2013 Conference Australasian Society Professional Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD), said preliminary results showed that the drug "Exit" was effective long-term drinkers drinkers " social ".
drugs smoking cessation The drug also normalizes dopamine deficiencies that affect the behavior of drinkers reward motivated over the long term. drugs smoking cessation
"We tend to look toward abstinence in the treatment of problem drinkers, which is very difficult in the long term," he said. drugs smoking cessation
"We have seen that the use of Champix eliminates the need to conduct" we consider the problems of alcohol "by reducing the required amount of alcohol.
"By being able to reduce alcohol problems will actually be able to reduce damage in the general population."
Clinical trials will begin next year in New South Wales, in collaboration with a team led by Professor Nicholas Lintzeris Associate at the University of Sydney.
