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Medication shows promise as a treatment for alcohol dependence
10-09-2007 · EurekAlert!Alcohol-dependent patients who received the medication topiramate had fewer heavy drinking days, fewer drinks per day and more days of continuous abstinence than those who received placebo, according to a study in the Oct. 10 issue of JAMA.
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