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http://www.visiontimes.com/2015/03/22/al...-past.html

EXCERPT: Most of us know someone who has been affected adversely by alcohol. With alcoholism on the rise, a new study has found the mammalian bonding hormone oxytocin may be the answer. “We found that oxytocin blocks alcohol’s intoxicating effects and it prevents alcohol from acting at the sites in the brain that are involved in alcohol’s intoxicating effects,”says team member Dr. Michael Bowen, from the University of Sydney’s School of Psychology....

(Mar 23, 2015 05:39 AM)C C Wrote: [ -> ]http://www.visiontimes.com/2015/03/22/al...-past.html

EXCERPT: Most of us know someone who has been affected adversely by alcohol. With alcoholism on the rise, a new study has found the mammalian bonding hormone oxytocin may be the answer. “We found that oxytocin blocks alcohol’s intoxicating effects and it prevents alcohol from acting at the sites in the brain that are involved in alcohol’s intoxicating effects,”says team member Dr. Michael Bowen, from the University of Sydney’s School of Psychology....

I predict the future use of the oxytocin-surging drug Ecstasy in the treatment of serious alcoholism. It's already being used in the treatment of PTSD. Ofcourse serotonin-boosters are probably useful too. Many drink to self-medicate their depression, which is ironic considering the depressant effects of alcohol.