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Pharmacogenetics of alcohol, nicotine and drug addiction treatments.
Addiction biology - 1 Jul 2011
Sturgess Jessica E, George Tony P, Kennedy James L, Heinz Andreas, Müller Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
The numerous premature deaths, medical complications and socio-economic repercussions of drug and alcohol addiction suggest that improvements in treatment strategies for addictive disorders are warranted. The use of pharmacogenetics to predict response to medication, side effects and appropriate dosages is relatively new in the field of drug addiction. However, increasing our understanding of the genetic factors...
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