Systematic review of N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of addictions

Systematic review of N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of addictions

Objective: To conduct the first systematic literature review of clinical trials of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for the treatment of substance abuse disorders and addictive behaviors. Methods: A search of the MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO databases was conducted. The inclusion criteria for the review wer...

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Main Authors: Elson Asevedo, Ana C. Mendes, Michael Berk, Elisa Brietzke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2014-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Drug dependence
addictive behaviors
N-acetylcysteine
glutamatergic receptors
smoking
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