Cocaine News

Posted May 10, 2013:

• Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle

Posted April 25, 2013:

• Breath Study Brings Roadside Drug Testing Closer

Posted April 22, 2013:

• Mephedrone Boosts Illegal Drug Use

Posted April 3, 2013:

• Laser Light Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction

Posted March 15, 2013:

• Discovery Could Yield Treatment for Cocaine Addicts

Posted February 13, 2013:

• Cocaine Addiction Study Reveals Targets for Treatment

Posted February 6, 2013:

• New Technology Gives Doctors an Important Diagnostic Tool

Posted January 31, 2013:

• Disulfiram: New Support for an Old Addiction Drug

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Gene Interactions Make Cocaine Abuse Death Eight Times More Likely

Posted January 17, 2013:

• People With Low Risk for Cocaine Dependence Have Differently Shaped Brain to Those With Addiction
• Drug Abuse Impairs Sexual Performance in Men Even After Rehabilitation

Posted December 16, 2012:

• Resistance to Cocaine Addiction May Be Passed Down from Father to Son

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Overprescribing of Opioids Impacts Patient Safety and Public Health

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Treating Cocaine Dependence: Promising New Pharmacotherapy

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Brain Area's Role in Learning Identified

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Recreational Cocaine Use Linked to Conditions That Cause Heart Attack

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Diabetes Drug Could Be Effective in Treating Addiction, Researchers Find

Posted October 17, 2012:

• Overcoming Memories That Trigger Cocaine Relapse

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Does Motherhood Dampen Cocaine’s Effects?
• Research Reveals Decline in Illicit Drug Abuse; Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise

Posted October 10, 2012:

• Neuroimaging Technique Captures Cocaine's Devastating Effect on Brain Blood Flow

Posted October 5, 2012:

• Mechanism of Opiate Addiction Is Completely Different from Other Drugs

Posted September 21, 2012:

• Addictive Properties of Drug Abuse May Hold Key to an HIV Cure

Posted September 10, 2012:

• Mechanism Related to Negative Emotions of Cocaine Withdrawal Discovered: Emotional 'Brakes' Stay on After Cocaine Wears Off
• Marijuana Use May Increase Risk of Testicular Cancer

Posted August 31, 2012:

• Traumatic Childhood May Increase the Risk of Drug Addiction

Posted August 8, 2012:

• Scientists Show Two-Drug Combination Has Potential to Fight Cocaine Addiction

Posted August 1, 2012:

• Childhood Defiance Correlated With Drug Dependence

Posted July 26, 2012:

• Modeling of New Enzymes Helps Develop Therapies for Cocaine Abuse
• Waste Water Analysis Reveals for the First Time Real Time Information Regarding Drug Consumption in 19 European Cities
• European Drug Use Analyzed Through Raw Sewage Samples

Posted July 25, 2012:

• Increasing Dopamine in Brain's Frontal Cortex Decreases Impulsive Tendency

Posted July 23, 2012:

• Synthetic Stimulants Called 'Bath Salts' Act in the Brain Like Cocaine

Posted June 24, 2012:

• Neurons That Control Overeating Also Drive Appetite for Cocaine

Posted June 6, 2012:

• How Plants Make Cocaine

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Binge Eating May Lead to Addiction-Like Behaviors
• Chronic Cocaine Use May Speed Up Aging of Brain

Posted April 22, 2012:

• Specific Protein Triggers Changes in Neurons in Brain Reward Center Linked to Cocaine Addiction

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Antidote for Cocaine Overdose Looks Promising in Lab Studies

Posted March 21, 2012:

• Structure of ‘salvia’ Receptor Solved

Posted March 8, 2012:

• Discovery of Brain's Natural Resistance to Drugs May Offer Clues to Treating Addiction

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Cocaine and the Teen Brain: New Insights Into Addiction

Posted January 30, 2012:

• Addicts' Cravings Have Different Roots in Men and Women

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Potential Target for Anti-Craving Medications Identified

Posted January 11, 2012:

• How the Brain Puts the Brakes on Negative Impact of Cocaine

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Gray Matter in Brain's Control Center Linked to Ability to Process Reward; Structure-Function Impairments Observed in People Addicted to Cocaine

Posted November 21, 2011:

• New Way to Boost Potency of Natural Pain Relief Chemical in Body

Posted November 14, 2011:

• High Childhood IQ Linked to Subsequent Illicit Drug Use, Research Suggests
• Nature and Nurture Work Together to Shape the Brain

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Nicotine as a Gateway Drug: Biological Mechanism in Mice Identified

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