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Brain-behavior Disconnect In Cocaine Addiction
A new brain-imaging study
reveals differences in
cocaine users' ability to
monitor their behavior and
emotions in comparison to
healthy control subjects.
... > full story
Common Genes Tied To Alcohol, Nicotine, Cocaine Addictions
For decades, finding clues
to substance addiction has
been much like searching for
a needle in a haystack. But
researchers may finally be
honing in on specific genes
... > full story
Injections Of Licorice Ingredient Show Promise As Treatment For Cocaine Addiction
An ingredient in licorice
shows promise as an antidote
for the toxic effects of
cocaine abuse, including
deadly overdoses of the
... > full story
Honey Bees On Cocaine Dance More, Changing Ideas About The Insect Brain
In a study that challenges
current ideas about the
insect brain, researchers
have found that honey bees
on cocaine tend to
... > full story
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Teenagers In Northern Ireland Are Experimenting With Cocaine
June 30, 2009 — Some Northern Ireland teenagers are experimenting with cocaine. Researchers found that 7.5% of young people who took part in the Belfast Youth Development Survey had tried cocaine at least once by ... > full story -
Cocaine: Perceived As A Reward By The Brain?
May 20, 2009 — Scientists demonstrate a link between cocaine and the reward circuits in the brain and also associates the susceptibility to addiction with these ... > full story -
Cocaine-linked Genes Enhance Behavioral Effects Of Addiction
May 15, 2009 — New research sheds light on how cocaine regulates gene expression in a crucial reward region of the brain to elicit long-lasting changes in behavior. The study provides exciting insight into the ... > full story -
Treating Addiction By Eliminating Drug-associated Memories
April 24, 2009 — Addicts, even those who have been abstinent for long periods of time, are often still vulnerable to their own memories of prior drug use. For example, exposure to the same environment in which they ... > full story -
Early Isolation Linked To Enhanced Response To Cocaine
April 20, 2009 — Drug addiction affects millions of people around the world, causing numerous problems ranging from emotional and psychological difficulties to physical and health issues. Initial drug use can be ... > full story -
New Way To Fight Cocaine Addiction Discovered
April 2, 2009 — Pharmacological researchers have discovered that blocking a hormone related to hunger regulation can limit cocaine cravings. Their findings could herald a new approach to overcoming ... > full story -
Gene Variant Associated With Cocaine Dependence, Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
March 3, 2009 — Researchers have discovered that variants in the a-endomannosidase gene are associated with cocaine addiction and cocaine-induced paranoia in European American and African American ... > full story -
Onset And Use Of Non-medical Drugs In New Zealand
March 3, 2009 — New research outlines the extent of drug use in New Zealand, and when people first begin using drugs for non-medical purposes. The data comes from an analysis of over 12,000 interviews of people aged ... > full story -
Ritalin May Cause Changes In Brain’s Reward Areas; Effects May Overlap With Those Of Cocaine
February 5, 2009 — A common treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, prescribed millions of times a year, may change the brain in the same ways that cocaine does, a new study in mice suggests. Research ... > full story -
Reward-stress Link Points To New Targets For Treating Addiction
December 25, 2008 — Investigators have discovered a functional link between reward and stress. They found that dopamine -- the brain's chief reward signal -- works through corticotrophin-releasing factor -- the brain's ... > full story
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