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[XenaLives]

There is psychological and physiological addiction. It seems that relief from physiological addiction would depend on whether or not it blocks the receptors responding to withdrawal of the drug.

Relief from psychological addiction requires, at minimum, the will to give up the addictive substance and the feelings it produces. This is an entirely different issue.

[nobrainerstocks]

Sigma-1 receptor mediates acquisition of alcohol drinking and seeking behavior in alcohol-preferring rats:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25848705