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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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Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?
November 21, 2009 — Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the ... > full story -
Cocaine Exposure During Pregnancy Leads To Impulsivity In Male, Not Female, Monkeys
October 24, 2009 — Adult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure, according to ... > full story -
Amino Acid May Help Reduce Cocaine Cravings
October 23, 2009 — A new study in rats has found that N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a commonly available and generally nontoxic amino acid derivative, reverses changes in the brain's circuitry associated with cocaine ... > full story -
Cognitive Problems Are Direct Result Of Cocaine Exposure, New Animal Research Suggests
October 23, 2009 — New animal studies suggest that memory and other cognitive problems experienced by cocaine-addicted people can result directly from the cocaine abuse in addition to pre-existing traits or lifestyle ... > full story -
Cocaine Vaccine May Help Some Reduce Drug Use
October 6, 2009 — A vaccine to treat cocaine dependence appears to reduce use of the drug in a subgroup of individuals who attain high anti-cocaine antibody levels in response, according to a new report. However, only ... > full story -
Computer Model Shows Changes In Brain Mechanisms For Cocaine Addicts
September 23, 2009 — Researchers are utilizing computational models to study how the brain's chemicals and synaptic mechanisms, or connections between neurons, react to cocaine addiction and what this could mean for ... > full story -
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
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