Abstract: The invention relates to the food and medical industries, medical cosmetics, dermatology, agriculture and the mixed feed industry. According to the invention vicinal dithioglycole (common formula RCH(SH)CH(SH)R?1 (I)) is used as a food additive, a food product, physiologically-active substances and active ingredients of forage additives and of forage, in cosmetic and/or dermatological and skin-therapeutic remedies. The invention comprises methods for producing such additives, products and remedies. The substance of formula (I) stimulates physiological processes, increases human and animal immunity, inhibits undesirable process in organisms and food products, produces curative and preventive action of skin, hair and nails and after vicinal dithioglycole is administered the intoxication effect of alcohol consumption known as hang-over is completely remored.

Abstract: The invention relates to the food and medical industries, medical cosmetics, dermatology, agriculture and the mixed feed industry. According to the invention vicinal dithioglycole (common formula RCH(SH)CH(SH)R?1 (I)) is used as a food additive, a food product, physiologically-active substances and active ingredients of forage additives and of forage, in cosmetic and/or dermatological and skin-therapeutic remedies. The invention comprises methods for producing such additives, products and remedies. The substance of formula (I) stimulates physiological processes, increases human and animal immunity, inhibits undesirable process in organisms and food products, produces curative and preventive action of skin, hair and nails and after vicinal dithioglycole is administered the intoxication effect of alcohol consumption known as hang-over is completely remored.

Abstract: The invention relates to medicine and is directed at developing means and methods for narcological practice and for preventive measures in order to reduce the risk of falling sick with such menacing modem diseases like dependence diseases, in particular alcoholism, narcomania and toximania. Said invention provides for using already known chemical compounds, i.e. vicinal dithioglycols for developing medical agents exhibiting properties for preventing contraction or development or reducing the speed of pathological processes forming a base for dependence diseases, in particular withdrawal syndromes. The inventive substances reduce or block pharmacological effects resulting from ethanol injection and/or narcotics, thereby directly influencing pathogenic mechanisms of the dependence diseases, in particular alcoholism. It is stated that said agents are particularly efficient when they are perorally administered.