Patent ID: 8318158
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for treating an alcohol or drug addicted individual exhibiting one or more symptoms of alcohol or drug addiction, wherein the one or more symptoms comprise a lack of protein digestion, a lack of nutrient absorption or a combination thereof; the method comprising: (a) obtaining a fecal sample from the individual; (b) measuring a level of chymotrypsin present in the fecal sample, wherein measuring comprises enzymatic photospectrometry analysis; (c) comparing the level of chymotrypsin present in the fecal sample to a normal level of fecal chymotrypsin; (d) administering a therapeutically effective amount of digestive enzymes to the individual if the measured fecal level of chymotrypsin is less than the normal level of fecal chymotrypsin; wherein the digestive enzymes comprise pancreatin, amylases, lipases, proteases or a combination thereof.