Neurodynamics of relapse prevention: a neuronutrient approach to outpatient DUI offenders.
The central nervous system rewarding properties of ethanol, cocaine, and heroin may activate a common catecholaminergic reward system in the mesolimbic circuitry of the brain. Driving-under-the-influence (DUI) offenders with either alcohol- or cocaine-related problems were studied. The neuronutrients SAAVE and Tropamine significantly reduced relapse rates and enhanced recovery in these DUI outpatient offenders over a 10-week period. Follow-up on both the SAAVE and Tropamine groups after 10 months revealed a 73% and a 53% overall recovery rate, respectively. These clinical results favor the use of these neuronutrients as adjuncts to psychological therapeutic modalities.
Brown
R J
RJ
Cambridge Institute, San Francisco, California.
Blum
K
K
Trachtenberg
M C
MC
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001334:Automobile Driving; D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012008:Recurrence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000596:Amino Acids; D008903:Minerals; C057940:Tropamine; D014815:Vitamins; C057941:SAAVE; D003042:Cocaine