COMBINATION TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOLISM AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

摘要

-55-The present invention relates to a method of treating alcoholism or alcoholdependencein a mammal, including a human, by administering to the mammal a monoaminereuptakeinhibitor in combination with an opioid antagonist. It also relates topharmaceutical compositionscontaining a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a monoamine reuptakeinhibitor and an opioidantagonist.