Aripiprizole is an antipsychotic drug that can replace deficient
dopamine in the frontal cortex (reducing apathy) while displacing
excess dopamine from its receptors within the subcortical portions of
the limbic system (reducing delusions).
Why would you use it to treat
alcoholism?
A. Aripiprizole would not be useful for alcoholic patients, so you
would not use it.
B. Aripiprizole may act as a partial antagonist at the D2 dopamine
receptor in alcoholic patients.
C. Aripiprizole may reduce the euphoric effects of alcohol while
enhancing its sedating actions in alcoholic patients.
D. Aripiprizole may reduce the euphoric effects of alcohol to limit
the number and type of alcoholic beverages a person drinks.
C
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