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South African Brain Research Institute
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Location:
6 Campbell St, Waverley, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2090, South Africa
Website:
http://os2.iafrica.com/sabri/
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Sector:
Nonprofit
Phone:
27 11 786-2912
Last updated:
July 15, 1998
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Contact person:
Dr Mark A Gillman
Fax:
27 11 786-1766
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Mission:
SABRI is the first non-government, non-profit medical research organization established in South Africa. It is supported largely by the private sector through donations, mainly from big corporations, who see this as part of their social responsibili-ty. It is devoted to investigating brain function in health and disease. Since its inception in 1982, the Institute has been involved in researching the endorphin system, using psychotropic analgesic nitrous oxide (PAN) as a neurophysiological probe. An area of research which has already produced tangible practical results, apart from pure scientific findings. SABRI scientists, have discovered the most rapid, safe and effective treatment for acute addictive withdrawal states using PAN. When PAN is em-ployed for this purpose it offers distinct advantages for treat-ing the most common substances of abuse including heroin, canna-bis, alcohol, nicotine, benzodiazepines and cocaine.
SABRI is particularly interested in doing collaborative studies with any institutio
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