A new drug  - Rimonabant or Acomplia has been researched which is said to help people lose weight and keep it off for two years. It has also been found that this drug could fight obesity and smoking, two of  humanity's biggest killers.

But the drug's benefits may go beyond just smoking and obesity. It may also have impact on treatment of addiction. Animal studies have shown that Rimonabant can block the effects of marijuana and fight relapses in alcohol abuse and cocaine abuse. Rimonabant's versatility is said to be due to its effects on the brain's reward system, circuitry that tells you to keep on doing something. It appears to help break the connection between an activity like smoking and the rewarding feeling it causes in the brain.

The body has it own marijuana like substances called endocannabinoids, and they activate certain brain cells that in turn can lead to stimulation of the brain's reward system.

Rimonabant blocks the effects of natural endocannabinoids by keeping them from latching onto the brain cells they normally stimulate.

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