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Prescription Drug Addiction Is Under Investigation
April 18, 2007 — A new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers is being launched in California. This is the first large-scale study to assess whether addiction to opioid painkillers, ... > full story -
Amphetamine, Cocaine Usage Increase Risk Of Stroke Among Young Adults
April 2, 2007 — Increasing rates of amphetamine and cocaine usage by young adults significantly boost their risk of stroke, with amphetamine abuse associated with the greatest risk, researchers recently ... > full story -
Addiction Breakthrough May Lead To New Treatments
March 2, 2007 — Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered why some individuals may be predisposed to drug addiction and believe it may lead to better treatments for this brain ... > full story -
Smoking Produces Changes In Human Brain Like Those In Animals Using Illicit Drugs
February 21, 2007 — New research shows for the first time that smoking produces long-lasting biochemical changes in the human brain similar to those changes previously seen in the brains of animals that used cocaine, ... > full story -
100-Percent Contamination Of Euro Notes With Cocaine
January 16, 2007 — An ongoing research project into the detection of illicit drug use has shown that of a sample of bank notes in current circulation in the greater Dublin area -- 5, 10, 20 and 50 Euro denominations -- ... > full story -
Prenatal Cocaine's Lasting Cellular Effects
January 12, 2007 — A recent study by investigators at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development may help explain the long-term behavioral and neurological problems associated with prenatal ... > full story -
Cocaine High Caused By Interference In Neuronal Receiving Stations
December 7, 2006 — Researchers have found evidence for a fundamental molecular mechanism underlying the hyperactive high of cocaine. In studies with rats, they have traced the effect to interactions between two types ... > full story -
Urban Wastewater Can Provide More Accurate Estimates Of Community-Wide Illicit Drug Use
December 4, 2006 — Scientists in Italy are reporting development of a method for more accurate estimates of the amount of illicit drug use in a community -- by directly determining the amounts of a wide variety of ... > full story -
Test Strips For The Rapid Detection Of Cocaine
November 21, 2006 — Yi Lu and his team at the University of Illinois in Urbana has laid the foundation for a new generation of rapid diagnostic tests that are as easy to handle as a pregnancy test: just dunk them in the ... > full story -
Scientists Design Simple Dipstick Test For Cocaine, Other Drugs
November 13, 2006 — Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple "dipstick" test for detecting cocaine and other drugs in saliva, urine or blood serum. The test is based upon ... > full story
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