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New insights on brain-spinal communication in opioid withdrawal lead to a clinical trial

A new clinical trial at the University of Calgary uses probenecid, a gout drug, to help with opioid withdrawal symptoms, based on research showing it reduces withdrawal in rodents by disrupting abnormal brain-spinal cord communication during withdrawal.


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New insights on brain-spinal communication in opioid withdrawal lead to a clinical trial

A new clinical trial at the University of Calgary uses probenecid, a gout drug, to help with opioid withdrawal symptoms, based on research showing it reduces withdrawal in rodents by disrupting abnormal brain-spinal cord communication during withdrawal.

Insights on brain-spinal communication in opioid withdrawal lead to a clinical trial

A clinical trial at the University of Calgary uses an anti-gout medication, probenecid, to address severe opioid withdrawal symptoms, based on insights into brain-spinal communication during withdrawal.

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