Amino Acid May Help Reduce Cocaine Cravings

In addition to my program for cocaine addiction using neurofeedback, I am now recommending that clients who are addicted take 1000mg of the supplement N-acetylcysteine (NAC) three times daily. A recent study reported in Science Daily found that NAC restored normal functioning to the brain circuits in rats that had been previously addicted to cocaine. Repeated exposure to psychoactive drugs such as cocaine causes an imbalance in the brain circuits regulating reward and cognitive control. NAC reverses the changes in the brain's circuitry associated with cocaine addiction. This reversal appears to lessen the cravings associated with cocaine, thus providing protection against relapse. Clearly, this will help the brain stabilize and make the work with neurofeedback even more effective. The findings on NAC were presented at Neuroscience 2009, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health. I recommend using Douglas Labs brand for its pharmaceutical grade NAC.