There has been many drugs over the years that help with alcohol and drug abuse but no one could have predicted that it would or could be used to treat addicted gamblers. This has been published in the psychiatry clinical journal this May.

Naltrexone as the drug is called was tested by the uni of Minnesota and it had really positive results when used to try and stop the need to gamble and helped with associated behaviours.

Naltrexone is known in the pharmaceutical industry as Revia & Depade. There is also a slow release version called Vivitrol.

Dr. Jon Grant with many astute members of the uni placed 58 men and women on different levels of the drug whilst giving 20 others a placebo drug.

The results showed that over 40% on the drug who were addicted to gambling were able to stay away from any form of gambling for over a month while only 10% of the placebo people did.

The players in this gamble, were 14 to 59 years old, and they all confessed to gambling for anywhere as an average 20 hours a week.

The only down side from the study were some side effects of nervousness and anxiety.