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The theory is that providing food rich in the precursors of lost neurotransmitters will boost the levels of those chemicals, and thus reduce craving.
The acute effects of moderate-intensity exercise have been shown to improve mood and reduce craving.
The nicotine patch did not significantly reduce craving for tobacco, withdrawal symptoms, and number of cigarettes smoked.
8 9 Naltrexone occupies µ-opioid receptors, which putatively diminishes the activation of mesolimbic dopamine and therefore may reduce craving for nicotine.
This can prevent withdrawal symptoms and reduce craving that leads opioid-addicted people to spend much of their time in activities aimed at obtaining heroin or other opioids.
Similarly, Kiefer and colleagues (2006) studied the efficacy of naltrexone and/or an agent that can block receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA (i.e., acamprosate), both of which are used in alcoholism treatment to reduce craving.
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Experimental research suggests that working memory (WM) taxation reduces craving momentarily.
Smoking between test blocks in the abstinence session did not significantly affect performance although it significantly reduced craving.
Although their effect was not permanent, the rTMS treatments seem to have altered network synchrony and reduced craving.
For instance, performing moderate exercise reduces craving and this effect is maintained for more than 20 minutes after exercise completion [ 26, 27].
Moreover, recent evidence suggests that artificial stimulation of the DLPFC using repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimuluation (rTMS) reduces craving in those prone to binge-eat [ 37].
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