Cocaine News

Posted October 24, 2009:

• Cocaine Exposure During Pregnancy Leads To Impulsivity In Male, Not Female, Monkeys

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Amino Acid May Help Reduce Cocaine Cravings
• Cognitive Problems Are Direct Result Of Cocaine Exposure, New Animal Research Suggests

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Cocaine Vaccine May Help Some Reduce Drug Use

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Computer Model Shows Changes In Brain Mechanisms For Cocaine Addicts

Posted June 30, 2009:

• Teenagers In Northern Ireland Are Experimenting With Cocaine

Posted May 26, 2009:

• Brain-behavior Disconnect In Cocaine Addiction

Posted May 20, 2009:

• Cocaine: Perceived As A Reward By The Brain?

Posted May 15, 2009:

• Cocaine-linked Genes Enhance Behavioral Effects Of Addiction

Posted April 24, 2009:

• Treating Addiction By Eliminating Drug-associated Memories

Posted April 20, 2009:

• Early Isolation Linked To Enhanced Response To Cocaine

Posted April 2, 2009:

• New Way To Fight Cocaine Addiction Discovered

Posted March 16, 2009:

• Common Genes Tied To Alcohol, Nicotine, Cocaine Addictions

Posted March 3, 2009:

• Gene Variant Associated With Cocaine Dependence, Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
• Onset And Use Of Non-medical Drugs In New Zealand

Posted February 20, 2009:

• Injections Of Licorice Ingredient Show Promise As Treatment For Cocaine Addiction

Posted February 5, 2009:

• Ritalin May Cause Changes In Brain’s Reward Areas; Effects May Overlap With Those Of Cocaine

Posted December 25, 2008:

• Honey Bees On Cocaine Dance More, Changing Ideas About The Insect Brain
• Reward-stress Link Points To New Targets For Treating Addiction

Posted November 23, 2008:

• Drug Addiction: Environmental Conditions Play Major Role In Effective Treatment And Preventing Relapses, Animal Study Shows

Posted November 20, 2008:

• Drug-related Preference In Cocaine Addiction Extends To Images

Posted October 16, 2008:

• Methamphetamine Enters Brain Quickly And Lingers

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Thinner Cortex In Cocaine Addicts May Reflect Drug Use And A Pre-existing Disposition To Drug Abuse

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Neuropeptide Y System Linked To More Severe Form Of Alcohol Dependence

Posted September 16, 2008:

• Potential New Drug For Cocaine Addiction And Overdose

Posted August 29, 2008:

• New Evidence On Addiction To Medicines: Diazepam Has Effect On Nerve Cells In The Brain Reward System

Posted August 27, 2008:

• Cocaine-induced Brain Plasticity May Protect The Addicted Brain: Findings May Lead To New Drug-abuse Treatments

Posted August 24, 2008:

• Addiction Treatment Proves Successful In Animal Weight Loss Study

Posted August 16, 2008:

• Mechanism Behind Cocaine Craving Identified

Posted August 14, 2008:

• Cocaine-induced Synaptic Plasticity Linked To Persistent Addictive Behaviors
• 'Erasing' Drug-associated Memories May Stop Drug Addiction Relapses

Posted August 1, 2008:

• Cocaine Addiction Linked To Voluntary Drug Use And Cellular Memory, Study Shows
• Drug Use By Europe’s Young People Leads To Risky Sexual Behaviour

Posted July 31, 2008:

• How Antidepressants And Cocaine Interact With Brain Cell Targets

Posted July 1, 2008:

• United States Has Highest Level Of Illegal Cocaine And Cannabis Use

Posted June 16, 2008:

• High Impulsivity Predicts The Switch To Compulsive Cocaine-taking

Posted June 12, 2008:

• How Cocaine Impairs Fetal Brain Development

Posted June 10, 2008:

• Prenatal Drug Exposure Linked To Sleep Problems In Children

Posted May 29, 2008:

• Molecular Fingerprint Of Cocaine Addiction Revealed

Posted May 12, 2008:

• Gene Linked To Alcohol And Cocaine Dependence

Posted May 9, 2008:

• Young People Are Intentionally Drinking And Taking Drugs For Better Sex, European Survey Finds

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Rat Study Suggests Why Teens Get Hooked On Cocaine More Easily Than Adults

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Gene Therapy For Addiction: Flooding Brain With 'Pleasure Chemical' Receptors Works On Cocaine, As On Alcohol

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Animal Research Suggests Long-term Effects Of Fetal Cocaine Exposure

Posted April 8, 2008:

• New Strategy For Treating Cocaine Addiction, Animal Research Suggests
• Prenatal Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol And Tobacco Affect The Brain Into Early Adolescence, Scans Show

Posted April 7, 2008:

• Subordinate Monkeys More Likely To Choose Cocaine Over Food
• Environmental Enrichment Can Reduce Cocaine Use, Researchers Find

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