Monday, March 26, 2007

Science of Sobriety


Why is alcoholism so hard to overcome? Eli Lilly and others are scouring the brain for elusive, lucrative answers
Willpower, counseling, twelve steps, for decades, these have been the front-line treatments for alcoholics.
But now -- more than 70 years after a New York stockbroker and an Ohio surgeon founded Alcoholics Anonymous to treat one of society's most vexing health issues -- researchers are looking to add pills to the treatment options.

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