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Tolerance to baclofen’s sedative effect in alcohol-addicted patients: no dissipation after a period of abstinence

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    Giovanni Addolorato, Lorenzo Leggio, Ludovico Abenavoli, Fabio Caputo & Giovanni Gasbarrini

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Addolorato, G., Leggio, L., Abenavoli, L. et al. Tolerance to baclofen’s sedative effect in alcohol-addicted patients: no dissipation after a period of abstinence. Psychopharmacology 178, 351–352 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-004-2014-4

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