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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 -
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 Exposure During Pregnancy Leads To Impulsivity In Male, Not Female, Monkeys
October 22, 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 -
Cocaine Vaccine May Help Some Reduce Drug Use
October 5, 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 22, 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 -
Up To 90 Percent Of US Paper Money Contains Traces Of Cocaine, Study Finds
August 16, 2009 — You probably have cocaine in your wallet, purse, or pocket. Sound unlikely or outrageous? Think again! In what researchers describe as the largest, most comprehensive analysis to date of cocaine ... > full story -
Just Expecting A Tasty Food Activates Brain Reward Systems
July 27, 2009 — Exposing rats to a context associated with eating chocolate activates a part of the brain's reward system known as the orexin system. The results have implications for the development of new drug ... > 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 -
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Cocaine And Heroin Harm Placenta
June 10, 2009 — Cocaine and heroin increase permeability of the placenta. Researchers have shown that exposure to the drugs causes an increase in the passage of some chemicals into the ... > full story
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