Igene LLC

Synaptamine, Inc.

Kenneth Blum

Compounds for treating reward deficiency syndrome (RDS) behaviors and methods of use and administration of such compounds to induce dopamine homeostasis. These compounds synergistically combine two or more of (a) DP A, (b) NAC, and (c) kyotorphin (or arginine and tyrosine, the precursors of kyotorphin). These work together to enhance dopamine release by employing mechanisms tied to GABA regulation on Dorsal Raphe VGlut3 neurons via the Substania Nigra and increasing enkephalins (by increasing the release of enkepahlins and by the inhibition of enkephalinase). The resulting compound can induce dopamine homeostatis (and thus induce anti-stress states and diminish stress induced addictive behaviors). In embodiments of the present invention, the compound further includes nano-sized particles that enable the compound to be water- or powder-based even though DP A, NAC, and kyotorphin are not soluble in water.

Anti-RDS compounds and method of manufacture and administration thereof to induce dopamine homeostatis

Methods and kits for assessing severity index for alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other reward deficiency syndromes. It has been discovered that a multifaceted non-specific RDS behaviors should be considered as the true 'reward' phenotype (endophenotype) instead of a single subset RDS behavior such as alcoholism. In an embodiment of the present invention, it has been discovered that there are at least eleven risk alleles associated with ten candidate genes. The methods and kits of the present invention satisfy the need to classify patients at genetic risk for drug/alcohol seeking behavior prior to or upon entry to residential and or non-residential chemical dependency and pain programs.

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