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    Possible treatment for marijuana abuse found

    Boosting levels of a naturally occurring compound in the brain could prevent people who abuse marijuana but are trying to quit from relapsing, a new study suggests.Researchers studying drug-addicted rats and monkeys found that a substance called kynurenic acid blunted the rewarding effects of THC , the active ingredient in marijuana . Kynurenic acid works by blocking the receptors that increase the flood of good feelings brought on by the brain chemical dopamine."Any drug of abuse has to do with dopamine," said study researcher Robert Schwarcz, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Maryland, in College Park. "We found out few years ago that kynurenic acid controls dopamine. All we had to do was put those things together," Schwarcz said.More people seek treatment for marijuana use in the United States than for cocaine or heroin use, surveys show. Yet there are no medications approved for treating marijuana addiction. [ 5 Bad Habits You Should Still Quit ]The THC in marijuana ac...

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