Baclofen: Alcohol Addiction Cure?
There's growing interest in whether Baclofen, long used as a muscle relaxant and for treating those with multiple sclerosis, could also be used to break people's addiction to alcohol.French physician and cardiologist Dr. Olivier Ameisen writes about how he used Baclofen in The End of My Addiction. Ameisen, who had battled with alcohol addiction for years, including serious black outs, finally was able to break his alcohol addiction by using doses of Baclofen. He says it also removed the underlying cause of his alcohol abuse, which was a severe anxiety disorder.
There have been studies showing that Baclofen can be effective in fighting alcoholism. One study, conducted by Giovanni Addolorato atthe Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, in Italy, found that:
"In conclusion, our results suggest that baclofen, because of its anticraving action and safety, could have an important role for treatment of alcohol-dependent patients with advanced liver disease," "We have shown that a pharmacological agent can promote alcohol abstinence and prevent alcohol relapse in inspaniduals with alcoholic liver disease."
While it's unclear is Baclofen is the magic bullet for those with crippling addictions to alcohol, further studies may shed more light on the matter.
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