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Are the effects of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) treatment partly physiological in alcohol dependence?

Authors: Ameisen O It has been hypothesized that the therapeutic effects of Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) in alcohol dependence could be related to ethanol-mimicking action of the drug and that GHB could reduce alcohol craving, intake and withdrawal by acting as a “substitute” of the alcohol in the central nervous system.