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Posted by Fred23 on April 11, 2005, at 20:04:47
Last year, in Jan 2004, the discovery was published about a gene causing faulty GABA processing, leading to overactive brain circuits, that those affected might attempt to quell with alcohol, and thus be at risk for alcoholism:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-01/ace-rfa010704.php
http://www.nattc.org/asme/details.asp?ID=0402d
That seemed to the reason I've always had an attraction to alcohol, as when I tried benzodiazepines, they removed my desire to drink.
So it would seem that having a maintenance dose of benzos would level the GABA functioning, and thus eliminate the urge to drink.
But, as benzos are already controversial, giving benzos to someone with a hint of an alcoholic past is even more controversial.
Are you familiar with this issue?
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