Pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of the symptoms of addiction and method of diagnosing same
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1. A method for treating an individual addicted to cocaine and having a chymotrypsin deficiency, the method comprising administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical preparation that comprises digestive enzymes, whereby the cocaine addiction is treated.
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Abstract
A therapeutic agent for the treatment of the symptoms of addiction and the method for preparing the therapeutic agent is disclosed. The therapeutic agent is a stable pharmaceutical preparation containing, but not limited to, digestive/pancreatic enzymes. The therapeutic agent may be manufactured by a variety of encapsulation technologies. Delivery of the therapeutic agent may be made orally, through injection, by adherence of a medicated patch or other method. Further, a method of using of a biomarker, the presence of chymotrypsin in the gastrointestinal tract to determine the presence of symptoms of addiction, and the likelihood of relapsing into addiction is disclosed.
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- 1. A method for treating an individual addicted to cocaine and having a chymotrypsin deficiency, the method comprising administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical preparation that comprises digestive enzymes, whereby the cocaine addiction is treated.
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