pharmacological interventions in stimulant dependence

advances in understanding the neurobiology of addiction to stimulants, has made it possible for researchers to identify medicines effective in initiation of treatment and prevention of stimulants relapse, based on pharmacological effects of various medicine. some of these medicine and vaccines have brought promising results in clinical trials on cocaine dependent patients. studies regarding methamphetamine dependence treatment have been lately started, due to its less epidemiologic necessity. but at least one medicine has been promising in this area, in early clinical trials. running few treatment methods concurrently, including effective medicines and behavioral therapies such as token reinforcements, will definitely lead to better results in treatment of stimulants dependence, as further discussed in the current article.