USE OF .GAMMA.-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID AMIDES IN THE TREATMENT OF DRUG ADDICTION AND IN PARTICULAR OF ALCOHOLISM

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of .gamma.-hydroxybutyric acidamides, herein referred to as GHB, in the treatment of drug addiction,such as heroin, morphine and psychoactive substances and in the treatment ofalcoholism, more particularly in reducing chronic alcoholics'desire for and habit of consuming alcoholic drinks and in the treatment of thesyndrome of abstinence from alcohol.