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Combination of two drugs can help fight cocaine addiction

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute found that a combination of low doses of the drug naltrexone with the drug buprenorphine can reduce their craving for cocaine and blunt their symptoms of withdrawal.

Naltrexone is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) for treating alcohol and tobacco addiction.

Buprenorphine is an opiate

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First Published: Aug 09 2012 | 3:20 PM IST

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