There's a new tool available for people who're trying to overcome
alcoholism.

A drug that has been widely used in Europe and has shown promising results
in U-S trials is now vailable nationwide. The makers of the drug, Campral,
say it is the first new drug to treat alcohol dependence in nearly ten
years.

Dr. Barbara Mason of the Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction
Research headed up U-S studies. She says the "overall picture of Campral is
very promising." Mason says it's the only medication available that works by
restoring an imbalance in the brain that's caused by alcohol dependence.

Meanwhile, a Brown University professor who studied Campral says it seems to
help people stay away from alcohol for good. Dr. Robert Swift says in most
studies, twice as many users abstained from using alcohol for up to a year
as compared to those who had a placebo.

http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2795415



Anyone heard anything about this drug? Sounds interesting. Any opinions?

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 00:59:18 +0000 (UTC), "jim g" <jim.g@softHome.net>
wrote:

>There's a new tool available for people who're trying to overcome
>alcoholism.
>
>A drug that has been widely used in Europe and has shown promising results
>in U-S trials is now vailable nationwide. The makers of the drug, Campral,
>say it is the first new drug to treat alcohol dependence in nearly ten
>years.
>
>Dr. Barbara Mason of the Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction
>Research headed up U-S studies. She says the "overall picture of Campral is
>very promising." Mason says it's the only medication available that works by
>restoring an imbalance in the brain that's caused by alcohol dependence.
>
>Meanwhile, a Brown University professor who studied Campral says it seems to
>help people stay away from alcohol for good. Dr. Robert Swift says in most
>studies, twice as many users abstained from using alcohol for up to a year
>as compared to those who had a placebo.
>
>http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2795415
>
>
>
>Anyone heard anything about this drug? Sounds interesting. Any opinions?

I have heard of it, hope it works.
The problem with a drug curing the alcoholic is that alcohol is only
the sympton of the problem.
But it's a good start

Regards
>
>

Daveb