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New Evidence On Addiction To Medicines: Diazepam Has Effect On Nerve Cells In The Brain Reward System
August 27, 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 -
Addiction Treatment Proves Successful In Animal Weight Loss Study
August 20, 2008 — Vigabatrin, a medication proposed as a potential treatment for drug addiction, also leads to rapid weight loss and reduced food intake according to a new animal study from the same research group. ... > full story -
Mechanism Behind Cocaine Craving Identified
August 15, 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 13, 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 12, 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 -
Spanish Bank Notes Contain Highest Traces Of Cocaine Of Any European Currency
July 31, 2008 — A study of randomly selected Spanish euro notes carried out by chemists at the University of Valencia (UV) has shown that they contained traces of cocaine at an average concentration of 155 ... > full story -
Drug Use By Europe’s Young People Leads To Risky Sexual Behaviour
July 31, 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 -
Cocaine Addiction Linked To Voluntary Drug Use And Cellular Memory, Study Shows
July 30, 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 -
How Antidepressants And Cocaine Interact With Brain Cell Targets
July 29, 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
June 30, 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
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