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VIDEO: How can opioid blocking help treat ‘food addiction’?


 

AT THE SUMMIT IN NEUROLOGY & PSYCHIATRY

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WASHINGTON – How do naltrexone and naloxone work in the brain to help treat opioid and alcohol dependence, and what are the implications for those who have what Dr. Mark S. Gold of the department of psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis calls “food addiction”? In this video, recorded at the Summit in Neurology & Psychiatry held by the Global Academy for Medical Education, Dr. Gold discusses the mechanism of action for these opioid agonists and their role in addiction treatment. The Global Academy and this news organization are owned by the same company.

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