Self-Experimenters: To Purge Binges, Alcoholic Cardiologist Self-Prescribed an Experimental Drug Olivier Ameisen had tried everything to dry out then he heard about baclofen By Nikhil Swaminathan OLIVIER AMEISEN cured his own alcohol dependency by prescribing himself high doses of baclofen,… Lire la suite
Baclofène – Cas clinique du Dr. William Bucknam
Suppression of symptoms of alcohol dependance and craving using high-dose baclofen – William Bucknam 1 * 1 No. 207, 5340 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA * To whom correspondence should be addressed. WILLIAM BUCKNAM, E-mail: wbucknam@hotmail.com Abstract :… Lire la suite
Sunday Herald – November 17, 2008
Doctor rocks medical world with claim pills cured his alcoholism. Book sparks clamour for clinical trials into effect of muscle-relaxant drug. From Hugh Schofield in Paris THE MEDICAL world is sharply divided over claims made by an eminent French cardiologist… Lire la suite
The Independent
Has this doctor discovered a cure for alcoholism ? Olivier Ameisen says he broke his habit with drugs, but the medical establishment has doubts By John Lichfield Monday, 8 December 2008 anti-alcoholism clinics are being besieged by demands for treatment… Lire la suite
BBC
France abuzz over alcoholic ‘cure’ By Hugh Schofield Paris An eminent French cardiologist has triggered an impassioned debate in the medical world over his claim to have discovered a cure for alcoholism. Dr Olivier Ameisen discovered baclofen had cut addiction… Lire la suite