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Nicotine's Addictive Hold Increases When Combined With Other Tobacco Smoke Chemicals, UCI Study Finds
October 29, 2004 — Acetaldehyde, one of the main chemical components of tobacco smoke, appears to increase the addictive properties of nicotine, according to animal studies conducted by the UC Irvine Transdisciplinary ... > full story -
Treating Cocaine Addiction With Viruses
June 24, 2004 — Scientists have designed a potentially valuable tool for treating cocaine addiction by creating a modified "phage" virus that soaks up the drug inside the ... > full story -
Yerkes Researchers Discover Combination Of Drug Therapies Reduces Cocaine Use In Primates
May 25, 2004 — Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University are the first to demonstrate a combination of drug therapies targeting the region of the brain that controls drug abuse ... > full story -
Medication For Multiple Sclerosis May Help In Treating Cocaine Addiction
May 4, 2004 — Results of a NIDA-funded study show that a combination of substance abuse counseling and baclofen--a medication often used to treat muscle spasms in people with multiple sclerosis--can reduce cocaine ... > full story -
More Than A Million Americans Abuse Prescription Drugs
April 20, 2004 — Nearly 1.3 million Americans 12 and older abuse prescription drugs and require treatment for their problem, a new study ... > full story -
Study Finds Alcohol Treatment Medication, Behavioral Therapy Effective For Treating Cocaine Addiction
March 3, 2004 — Results of a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggest that disulfiram, a medication used to treat alcohol addiction, is effective in ... > full story -
Drug Addiction, Learning Share Common Brain Protein
February 19, 2004 — Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators at Duke University Medical Center have linked a gene previously shown to play a role in learning and memory to the early manifestations of drug addiction ... > full story -
Baclofen Holds Promise For Cocaine Treatment
December 17, 2003 — The anti-spasticity medication baclofen holds promise for helping cocaine abusers overcome their addiction, a study by a UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute researcher finds. No medication currently ... > full story -
Yerkes Researchers Discover Natural Brain Chemical Reduces Effects Of Cocaine
December 3, 2003 — Researchers led by Jason Jaworski, PhD, and Michael Kuhar, PhD, both at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University, have shown that CART peptide, a chemical that occurs naturally ... > full story -
Ecstasy Can Trigger Heart Attacks In Users
November 26, 2003 — The illegal drug MDMA (Methylene 3, 4 dioxy-methamphetamine) more commonly known as "Ecstasy" or "XTC," can trigger heart attacks, according to a case report in the December issue of ... > full story
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