“…Higher craving was found to correlate with lower corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) in patients suffering from alcohol depend ency ( Fahlke et al , 1994 ;Olive et al , 2003 ). Further studies showed, that also lowered cortisol-and ACTH-(adrenocorticotropic hormone)-serum levels are associated with higher craving and elevated relapse rates Junghanns et al , 2003 ). Also changes of the prolactin secretion, possibly as sequel of a disturbed dopaminergic transmission in the tuberoinfundibular circuit, are associated with alcohol craving ( Hillemacher et al , 2005b ;2006a).…”