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Cocaine or Ecstasy Consumption During Adolescence Increases Risk of Addiction
February 4, 2010 — Exposure to ecstasy or cocaine during adolescence increases the "reinforcing effects" that make people vulnerable to developing an addiction. This is the main conclusion of a research team that has ... > full story -
Novelty Lures Rats from Cocaine-Paired Settings, Hinting at New Treatments for Recovering Addicts
February 1, 2010 — The brain's innate interest in the new and different may help trump the power of addictive drugs, according to new research. In controlled experiments, novelty drew cocaine-treated rats away from the ... > full story -
Two Worlds of Drug Consumption in Late Modern Societies
January 21, 2010 — Europeans belong to the largest consumers of illicit drugs, absorbing about one fifth of the global heroin, cocaine and cannabis supply, as well as one third of ecstasy production (UNODC World Drug ... > full story -
Sudden Death in Cocaine Abusers: Study Reveals Role Played by Illegal Drug
January 12, 2010 — Forensic pathologists have shown that over three per cent of all sudden deaths in south-west Spain are related to the use of cocaine. They believe their findings can be extrapolated to much of the ... > full story -
New Mechanism Underlying Cocaine Addiction Discovered
January 7, 2010 — Researchers have identified a key epigenetic mechanism in the brain that helps explain cocaine's ... > full story -
The Buzz on Fruit Flies: New Role in the Search for Addiction Treatments
December 2, 2009 — Fruit flies may seem like unlikely heroes in the battle against drug abuse, but new research suggests that these insects -- already used to study dozens of human disease -- could claim that role. ... > full story -
Brain Scan Study Shows Cocaine Abusers Can Control Cravings
November 30, 2009 — A new brain-imaging study shows that active cocaine abusers can suppress drug craving, suggesting new ways to help them quit and avoid ... > full story -
Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?
November 20, 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 -
Athletes on Performance Enhancers More Likely to Abuse Alcohol, Other Drugs, Study Suggests
November 11, 2009 — College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new ... > 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
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