New Alcohol Research May Help Alcoholics Curb Their Appetite For the Sauce

With 17 million Americans suffering from alcohol related problems, whether it be a health concern, an addiction or some negative situation that has been caused by alcohol or alcoholism, it’s about time that a brave new study be conducted in order to help those millions of people who can’t live without the booze. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are testing a new treatment that may help heavy drinkers cut back significantly on their drinking. Inside one of their hospitals they have built a bar. Everything looks legitimate, but where there would be tequila or beer there is only colored water. It may seem strange that doctors and researchers have built a replica bar inside a trusted medical institution, but their bar/laboratory should cue their volunteer drinkers’ urge to drink by offering them a new hormonal therapy medication called Ghrelin.… Read the rest »