Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence

Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access

ISSN: 2329-6488

Short Communication - (2014) Volume 2, Issue 5

Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS): Is there a Solution?

Kenneth Blum1,2,3*, Rajendra Badgaiyan4, Gozde Agan3, James Fratantonio3 and Mark S Gold1,2
1Department of Psychiatry and McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
2Department of Addiction Research and Therapy, Malibu Beach Recovery Center, Malibu Beach, CA, USA
3Divisions of Applied Clinical Research and Addiction Services, Dominion Diagnostics, LLC, North Kingstown, RI, USA
4Department of Psychiatry, Neuroimaging and Molecular Imaging, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA
*Corresponding Author: Kenneth Blum, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA, Tel: 352-294-4911, Fax: 352-392-9887 Email:

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