Patent ID: 7632826

Claim:
A method of treating psychological dependency caused by an addictive drug in a human patient after a detoxification of a patient physically dependent on the addictive drug, of an addictive drug selected from the group consisting of an opiate and nicotine, comprising the step of administering to said patient a composition comprising: a. at least one corticosteroid receptor agonist selected from the group consisting of cortisol, cortisone, cortisone acetate, corticosterone, prednisolone , prednisone, prednylidene, methylprednisolone, triamcinolone, betamethasone, dexamethasone, paramethasone, fluorcortolone, deflazacort, cloprednol and fludrocortisone; and b. the addictive drug; wherein at least one corticosteroid receptor agonist is administered alone prior to a treatment with a composition of at least one corticosteroid receptor agonist and the addictive drug, followed by a forced administration of the addictive drug alone.