Urges Of Pathological Gamblers Curbed By Drug Commonly Used For Alcoholism

A drug commonly used to treat alcohol addiction has a similar effect on pathological gamblers - it curbs the urge to gamble and participate in gambling-related behavior, according to a new research at the University of Minnesota.Seventy-seven people participated in the double-blind, placebo controlled study. Fifty-eight men and women took 50, 100, or 150 milligrams of naltrexone every day for 18 weeks.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on June 17th, 2008