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Bromocriptine Treatment for Cocaine Addiction
Author(s) -
Nunes Edward V.,
McGrath Patrick J.,
Stewart Jonathan W.,
Quitkin Frederic M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1993.tb00218.x
Subject(s) - bromocriptine , abstinence , craving , addiction , dopamine agonist , psychology , dysphoria , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , dopamine , anxiety , neuroscience , prolactin , dopaminergic , hormone
In an open trial of bromocriptine in seven outpatients with cocaine addiction, most patients experienced reduced dysphoria and craving but none achieved abstinence. These results may suggest limitations of the dopamine agonist approach. Cautious interpretation is required because this may have been a treatment‐refractory sample.