TRYPTOPHAN FOR USE IN PROMOTING AND MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE

摘要

Tryptophan is disclosed as the active agent for a medicament for the promotion and/or maintenance of abstinence from an addictive substance, or addictive substances. The additive substance may be alcohol. The supplemental tryptophan changes the profile of kynurenines to a more neuroprotective balance. The treatment results in improvement in cognitive and other neural functions and aids the process of withdrawal and easies the remission phase after withdrawal is complete.