TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypodopaminergia and “precision behavioral management” (PBM)
T2 - It is a generational family affair
AU - Fried, Lyle
AU - Modestino, Edward J.
AU - Siwicki, David
AU - Lott, Lisa
AU - Thanos, Panayotis K.
AU - Baron, David
AU - Badgaiyan, Rajendra D.
AU - Ponce, Jessica V.
AU - Giordano, James
AU - Downs, William B.
AU - Gondré-Lewis, Marjorie C.
AU - Bruce, Steinberg
AU - Braverman, Eric R.
AU - Boyett, Brent
AU - Blum, Kenneth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Bentham Science Publishers.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Background/Aims: This case series presents the novel Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS®) coupled with a customized pro-dopamine regulator matched to polymorphic reward genes having a hypodopaminergic risk. Methods: The proband is a female with a history of drug abuse and alcoholism. She experienced a car accident under the influence and voluntarily entered treatment. Following an assessment, she was gen-otyped using the GARS, and started a neuronutrient with a KB220 base indicated by the identified pol-ymorphisms. She began taking it in April 2018 and continues. Results: She had success in recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and improvement in so-cialization, family, economic status, well-being, and attenuation of Major Depression. She tested negative over the first two months in treatment and a recent screening. After approximately two months, her parents also decided to take the GARS and started taking the recommended variants. The proband’s father (a binge drinker) and mother (no SUD) both showed improvement in various behavioral issues. Finally, the proband’s biological children were also GARS tested, showing a high risk for SUD. Conclusion: This three-generation case series represents an example of the impact of genetic infor-mation coupled with an appropriate DNA guided “Pro-Dopamine Regulator” in recovery and enhancement of life.
AB - Background/Aims: This case series presents the novel Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS®) coupled with a customized pro-dopamine regulator matched to polymorphic reward genes having a hypodopaminergic risk. Methods: The proband is a female with a history of drug abuse and alcoholism. She experienced a car accident under the influence and voluntarily entered treatment. Following an assessment, she was gen-otyped using the GARS, and started a neuronutrient with a KB220 base indicated by the identified pol-ymorphisms. She began taking it in April 2018 and continues. Results: She had success in recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and improvement in so-cialization, family, economic status, well-being, and attenuation of Major Depression. She tested negative over the first two months in treatment and a recent screening. After approximately two months, her parents also decided to take the GARS and started taking the recommended variants. The proband’s father (a binge drinker) and mother (no SUD) both showed improvement in various behavioral issues. Finally, the proband’s biological children were also GARS tested, showing a high risk for SUD. Conclusion: This three-generation case series represents an example of the impact of genetic infor-mation coupled with an appropriate DNA guided “Pro-Dopamine Regulator” in recovery and enhancement of life.
KW - Brain reward circuitry
KW - Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS®)
KW - Hypodopaminergia
KW - Precision Addiction Management (PAM®)
KW - Precision Behavioral Management (PBM®)
KW - Pro-dopamine regulator (KB220Z)
KW - Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
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U2 - 10.2174/1389201021666191210112108
DO - 10.2174/1389201021666191210112108
M3 - Article
C2 - 31820688
AN - SCOPUS:85079679598
SN - 1389-2010
VL - 21
SP - 528
EP - 541
JO - Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
JF - Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
IS - 6
ER -