Drug therapy for alcohol abusers

摘要

A novel composition and/or method for the treatment of alcoholism, wherein the composition comprises a therapeutically effective dosage of disulfiram and a drug that affects the neurological system in a manner similar to alcohol, preferably a habit-forming or addictive drug. The method comprises administering a composition to alcoholics that combines therapeutically effective dosages of disulfiram and a habit- forming or addictive drug into a single composition. Preferably, the habit-forming or addictive medication is an anti-anxiety drug and is a member of the benzodiazepine family. Most preferably, the habit-forming, anti-anxiety drug is diazepam.