Galantamine medication used to treat Alzheimer's disease could also be an effective therapy for patients addicted to opioids: New study

‘Galantamine, by increasing the levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain, helps to ward off the addiction to various substances.’
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Participants who took galantamine had fewer urine samples that were positive for opioids compared with those who took placebo, which corroborated with self-reported abstinence in those who took galantamine. Also, participants who used opioids during follow-up took longer to do so if they were in the galantamine group.Read More..





"My colleagues and I are excited about these preliminary findings, as they could point to new strategies for helping those with opioid use disorder. We hope to pursue this in future research," said lead author Kathleen Carroll, PhD, of the Yale University School of Medicine.
Source-Eurekalert