TTUHSC researchers testing drug compounds for alcohol use disorder treatments

Bergeson

A pharmaceutical product used to treat bacterial infections could be a key player in helping treat alcohol use disorder.

Susan E. Bergeson, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of pharmacology and neuroscience at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, said she and her team have been studying the effects of a drug classified as tetracycline in mice with AUD.

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