| abstract |
A method of treating a patient afflicted with alcohol addiction which comprises administering to such patient an amount effective therefor of a dihydropyridine of the formula <IMAGE> in which R1 is one or two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, trifluoromethyl and OCHF2, R2 and R3 each independently is alkyl with 1 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted by alkoxy with 1 to 4 C atoms, hydroxyl, halogen or N-methyl-N-benzylamino, and R4 is cyano or alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms optionally substituted by hydroxyl or halogen. |