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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2003

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center have completed a study that shows a drug used for treating seizures also reduces the craving for alcohol.

The drug, topiramate, was given to half of the 150 participants. It was four times better in terms of heavy drinking and eight times better in terms of complete abstinence, the lead investigator told The Washington Post.

The Food and Drug Administration has not approved the drug for alcohol treatment.

The study was published in The Lancet, a medical journal.

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Drug Study Promising for Heavy Drinkers (The Washington Post 5/16)
Alcoholism breakthrough seen (The San Antonio Express-News 5/16)

Relevant Links:
The Lancet - http://www.thelancet.com