New Hope For Addicts?

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In addition to topiramate, other established drugs are being studied as potential treatments for addiction. Among them are baclofen, a common muscle relaxant that enhances GABA, and N-acetylcysteine, used to treat Tylenol overdoses, which inhibits glutamate. Scientists don't yet know which of these, if any, will emerge as effective and reliable treatments for addiction. But there's hope, and for people like Donald Elbel, that's something to live for.

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