Japanese researchers claim to have developed a new drug that can help hard-drinking Japanese addicts to quit alcohol.

Susumu Higuchi, director of the National Hospital Kurihama Alcoholism Center, hopes that the new drug will help Japanese drinkers quit alcohol.
Alcohol dependence is a mental disease that can cause serious health problems, including liver, pancreas and brain damage.
A clinical test of Regtect involving about 320 patients in Japan found that after 24 weeks of use, nearly half achieved abstinence, compared with 36 percent in the placebo group.
However, it does have some side effects, including diarrhea, which are considered as manageable.
Source-ANI