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Ayahuasca for the treatment of alcohol use disorder

Marinho EAV, Serra YA, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Bruno V, Neto FL

International Review of Neurobiology (2024)

Narrative review
Abstract

Reviews clinical and preclinical evidence on ayahuasca for alcohol use disorder. All available clinical studies, though mostly retrospective, show significant decreases in alcohol use. Preclinical models confirm ayahuasca can block abuse-related alcohol effects.

Citations5
Study TypeNarrative review
alcohol use disordertreatmentclinical evidencepreclinical
DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2024.07.007View on PubMed

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