A pill for gambeling addicts?

If you have gambeling problems that you can not control, don't fret. Scientists now are developing an anti-gambeling pill for you. For real! In the largest clinical study of its kind, researchers at the University of Minnesota found that daily doses of an experimental drug called nalmefene, often used to treat alcoholism, appeared to curb the craving to gamble. The research represents the latest effort to control the biology of misbehavior at a time when celebrity poker, online gambling, lotteries and sports betting have helped to make obsessive wagering a national psychiatric disorder. So, how doe sit work? The key is to take the compulsive thrill out of winning and losing. Nalmefene interferes with brain opiate circuits that process sensations of pleasure. It also indirectly affects the brain's dopamine system, which handles feelings of reward. Treated with nalmefene, the patients reported that gambling no longer seemed as thrilling or compelling. Hmmm........