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Cocaine-induced Brain Plasticity May Protect The Addicted Brain: Findings May Lead To New Drug-abuse Treatments
Increased connections among
brain cells caused by
excessive drug use may
represent the body's defense
mechanism to combat
... > full story
Addiction Treatment Proves Successful In Animal Weight Loss Study
Vigabatrin, a medication
proposed as a potential
treatment for drug
addiction, also leads to
rapid weight loss and
... > full story
Prenatal Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol And Tobacco Affect The Brain Into Early Adolescence, Scans Show
Over 1 million babies born
annually in the United
States are exposed to drugs,
alcohol or tobacco while in
utero. New research suggests
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Cocaine's Effects On Brain Metabolism May Contribute To Abuse
Many studies on cocaine
addiction - and attempts to
block its addictiveness -
have focused on dopamine
transporters, proteins that
reabsorb the brain's
... > full story
- Cocaine-induced Brain Plasticity May Protect The Addicted Brain: Findings May Lead To New Drug-abuse Treatments
- Addiction Treatment Proves Successful In Animal Weight Loss Study
- Prenatal Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol And Tobacco Affect The Brain Into Early Adolescence, Scans Show
- Cocaine's Effects On Brain Metabolism May Contribute To Abuse
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New Evidence On Addiction To Medicines: Diazepam Has Effect On Nerve Cells In The Brain Reward System
August 29, 2008 — Addictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time. The process involves both structural and functional changes in brain nerve cells that are still poorly ... > full story -
Mechanism Behind Cocaine Craving Identified
August 16, 2008 — A possible future way to prevent relapses into drug dependence has been discovered. The target is the dopamine-producing nerve cells in the ... > full story -
Cocaine-induced Synaptic Plasticity Linked To Persistent Addictive Behaviors
August 14, 2008 — The persistent nature of addiction is its most devastating feature. Understanding the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is the key for designing efficient therapy. Two separate studies published ... > full story -
'Erasing' Drug-associated Memories May Stop Drug Addiction Relapses
August 14, 2008 — "Erasing" drug-associated memories may prevent recovering drug abusers from relapsing, researchers have discovered. The team was able to reduce drug-seeking behaviors in rats by blocking a brain ... > full story -
Cocaine Addiction Linked To Voluntary Drug Use And Cellular Memory, Study Shows
August 1, 2008 — New research has uncovered a fundamental cellular mechanism that may drive pathological drug-seeking behavior. Rats that voluntarily use cocaine show a persistent cellular memory in the brain's ... > full story -
Drug Use By Europe’s Young People Leads To Risky Sexual Behaviour
August 1, 2008 — High levels of alcohol and drug consumption by young people in Europe is leading to an increase in unsafe sexual practices and a consequent rise in sexually-transmitted disease infections, according ... > full story -
How Antidepressants And Cocaine Interact With Brain Cell Targets
July 31, 2008 — Scientists have now described the specifics of how brain cells process antidepressant drugs, cocaine and amphetamines. These novel findings could prove useful in the development of more targeted ... > full story -
United States Has Highest Level Of Illegal Cocaine And Cannabis Use
July 1, 2008 — A survey of 17 countries has found that despite its punitive drug policies the United States has the highest levels of illegal cocaine and cannabis use. Cannabis use was highest in the US (42.4%). ... > full story -
High Impulsivity Predicts The Switch To Compulsive Cocaine-taking
June 16, 2008 — Scientists have found impulsivity, a trait often associated with addicts' behavior, predicts whether casual drug use will lead to compulsive drug use. Many individuals take addictive drugs at some ... > full story -
How Cocaine Impairs Fetal Brain Development
June 12, 2008 — Exposure of the developing brain to cocaine can cause neurological and behavioral abnormalities in babies born to mothers who use the drug during pregnancy. Researchers -- who note that cocaine use ... > full story
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