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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2020
Applicant:
West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Inventors:
Ali Rezai, Morgantown, WV (US);
Victor Finomore, Morgantown, WV (US);
James Mahoney, Morgantown, WV (US);
Assignee:
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON BEHALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Morgantown, WV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 20/70 (2018.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36089 (2013.01); A61N 1/0534 (2013.01); A61N 2/002 (2013.01); A61N 2/006 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 20/70 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); A61N 2007/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of improving addiction in a patient in need thereof are provided. Methods include exposing the patient to drug related cues and measuring the patient's craving levels or physiological levels during or after cue exposure to determine the patient's status or condition. Such a determination can indicate whether the patient is at risk of engaging in the addictive activity and can guide therapeutic intervention.