Treating Alcoholism with Ondansetron

All medicines that are prescribed to treat the condition of excessive drinking work on lowering the level of serotonin in the brain. Lowering the serotonin level is an effective first step in people afflicted with a severe condition of alcoholism.

Ondansetron is a drug which is found to be very useful in treating alcoholism. This drug was originally used to treat nausea and vomiting. This drug according to researchers is found to be effective in de addiction treatment for younger people.

After extensive experimentation, it was concluded that the drug ondansetron was very effective in treating the condition of alcoholism as the addicts who were put on ondansetron were able to bring down their intake to about one and a half drinks. The results were more effective and successful with the younger addicts.

Ondansetron effectively blocks serotonin which is a neurotransmitter which in turn effectively blocks other neurotransmitters like dopamine. By blocking these chemicals which cause a person to reach out for his or her drinks, addiction can be effectively treated.

On the basis of the assumption that alcoholism is a biological phenomenon and is a disease which has to be treated, a lot of research is underway to invent new drugs and medicines to treat this condition. It is hopefully not very far away for that breakthrough discovery which will cure alcoholism once and for all.