Journal article
Effects of Topiramate on Urge to Drink and the Subjective Effects of Alcohol: A Preliminary Laboratory Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Topiramate was recently reported to be efficacious in reducing drinking rates and craving among individuals with alcohol dependence in a randomized controlled trial, but dose effects could not be determined. This laboratory study systematically examined the dose-dependent effects of topiramate on cue-elicited craving and other putative mechanisms of its pharmacotherapeutic effects on drinking.
METHODS: Male and female heavy drinkers …
Authors
Miranda R; MacKillop J; Monti PM; Rohsenow DJ; Tidey J; Gwaltney C; Swift R; Ray L; McGeary J
Journal
Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 489–497
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 2008
DOI
10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00592.x
ISSN
0145-6008