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Scientists Create Vaccine Against Heroin High
July 20, 2011 — Researchers have developed a highly successful vaccine against a heroin high and have indicated its therapeutic ... > full story -
New Hope for Treatment of Cocaine Addiction
July 15, 2011 — Researchers have discovered that a common beta blocker, used to treat people with hypertension, has shown to be effective in preventing the brain from retrieving memories associated with cocaine use ... > full story -
Contaminated Cocaine Triggers Decaying, Dying Skin
June 23, 2011 — If the obvious reasons for avoiding recreational drug use aren't off-putting enough, physicians have another consequence to add -- crusty, purplish areas of dead skin that are extremely painful and ... > full story -
Deadly Drugged Driving: Drug Use Tied to Fatal Car Crashes
June 23, 2011 — It's well known that drunk driving can have fatal consequences, but a new study suggests that alcohol is not the only drug that's a danger on the road. Researchers found that of US drivers who died ... > full story -
Abnormal Brain Structure Linked to Chronic Cocaine Abuse
June 21, 2011 — Researchers have identified abnormal brain structures in the frontal lobe of cocaine users' brains which are linked to their compulsive cocaine-using ... > full story -
Adulterated Cocaine Causing Serious Skin Reactions; With Up to 70 Percent Contaminated, Doctors Warn of Potential Public Health Epidemic
June 20, 2011 — Doctors warn of a potential public health epidemic in a recent report on patients who developed serious skin reactions after smoking or snorting cocaine believed to be contaminated with a veterinary ... > full story -
Higher Return to Prison for Women Without Drug Abuse Programs; Many Barriers to Treatment Programs, Study Finds
May 31, 2011 — Female prisoners who did not participate in a drug treatment program after their release were 10 times more likely to return to prison within one year than other prisoners, a new study has ... > full story -
Increase in Internet Access Parallels Growth in Prescription Drug Abuse
May 12, 2011 — Increasing access to rogue online pharmacies that dispense medications without a doctor's prescription may be an important factor behind the rapid increase in the abuse of prescription drugs. U.S. ... > full story -
Nicotine and Cocaine Leave Similar Mark on Brain After First Contact
May 3, 2011 — The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research. A single 15-minute exposure to nicotine caused a long-term increase ... > full story -
Cocaine Images Capture Motivated Attention Among Users
April 4, 2011 — Scientists have conducted the most comprehensive study to date of how cocaine users respond to drug-related and other emotional stimuli, making use of comparisons with a matched control group and ... > full story
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