Cocaine News

Posted November 2, 2011:

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

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Jonesing for Java: Could Caffeine Use Predict Risk for Cocaine Abuse?

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Cocaine Users Have 45 Percent Increased Risk of Glaucoma

Posted August 30, 2011:

• Faulty Signaling in Brain Increases Craving for Sugar and Drugs

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Mechanism Links Substance Abuse With Vulnerability to Depression

Posted August 11, 2011:

• Cocaine Addicts Prefer Money in Hand to Snowy Future

Posted August 10, 2011:

• Possible Therapeutic Target for Depression and Addiction Identified

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Drug Development in the Blink of an Eye

Posted July 27, 2011:

• Non-Cocaine, Topical Anesthetics Can Kill Pain When Repairing Skin Wounds

Posted July 26, 2011:

• Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Methamphetamine Users, Study Finds

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Scientists Create Vaccine Against Heroin High

Posted July 15, 2011:

• New Hope for Treatment of Cocaine Addiction

Posted June 23, 2011:

• Contaminated Cocaine Triggers Decaying, Dying Skin
• Deadly Drugged Driving: Drug Use Tied to Fatal Car Crashes

Posted June 21, 2011:

• Abnormal Brain Structure Linked to Chronic Cocaine Abuse

Posted June 20, 2011:

• Adulterated Cocaine Causing Serious Skin Reactions; With Up to 70 Percent Contaminated, Doctors Warn of Potential Public Health Epidemic

Posted May 31, 2011:

• Higher Return to Prison for Women Without Drug Abuse Programs; Many Barriers to Treatment Programs, Study Finds

Posted May 12, 2011:

• Increase in Internet Access Parallels Growth in Prescription Drug Abuse

Posted May 3, 2011:

• Nicotine and Cocaine Leave Similar Mark on Brain After First Contact

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Cocaine Images Capture Motivated Attention Among Users

Posted March 11, 2011:

• Thrill-Seeking Females Work Hard for Their Next Fix, Rat Study Suggests

Posted March 7, 2011:

• Genetic Makeup and Duration of Abuse Reduce the Brain's Neurons in Drug Addiction

Posted March 3, 2011:

• Six out of 10 Male Drug Addicts Abuse Their Partners, Spanish Study Finds

Posted February 18, 2011:

• New Model for Probing Antidepressant Actions

Posted February 3, 2011:

• Drug-Abusers Have Difficulty to Recognize Negative Emotions as Wrath, Fear and Sadness, Study Finds

Posted January 28, 2011:

• Cocaine Production Increases Destruction of Colombia’s Rainforests

Posted January 20, 2011:

• Illegal Use of Human Growth Hormone Common Among Young Male Weightlifters, Study Finds

Posted January 4, 2011:

• Vaccine Blocks Cocaine High in Mice: Approach Could Also Stop Addiction to Other Drugs, Including Heroin and Nicotine

Posted December 21, 2010:

• Genetic Trait Could Triple Odds of Whites' Susceptibility to Heavy Cocaine Abuse

Posted December 1, 2010:

• CT Best at Uncovering Drug Mule Payload, Study Finds

Posted November 29, 2010:

• A Molecular Switch for Memory and Addiction

Posted November 17, 2010:

• Hope for Treatment of Cocaine Addiction: Block Memories

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Adolescent Rats More Vulnerable to Drug Addiction Than Adults; Younger Animals Consumed More Cocaine and Worked Harder for It Than Did Adults
• Aerobic Exercise May Reduce Excessive Cocaine Use

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Sweets or Cocaine? Male Rats Prefer Sweets, Female Rats Favor Cocaine

Posted November 1, 2010:

• Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use More Common Among Rural Teens Than City Dwellers

Posted October 18, 2010:

• Why Cocaine Is So Addictive: Activation of Specific Neurons Linked to Alterations in Cocaine Reward

Posted October 13, 2010:

• Love Takes Up Where Pain Leaves Off, Brain Study Shows

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Study Focuses on Mephedrone Use in Northern Ireland Post-Ban

Posted September 29, 2010:

• Cocaine Stored in Alcohol: Testing Techniques from Outside the Bottle Unveiled

Posted September 22, 2010:

• Cocaine and Ecstasy Detected in Waters of the L'Albufera in Valencia, Spain

Posted September 16, 2010:

• Why the Craving for Cocaine Won’t Go Away

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Brain Mechanism Linked to Relapse After Cocaine Withdrawal

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Ritalin Improves Brain Function, Task Performance in Cocaine Abusers, Study Finds

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Experimental Treatments for Cocaine Addiction May Prevent Relapse

Posted August 15, 2010:

• Possible Cocaine Addiction Trigger Uncovered: Protein Linked to Mental Retardation May Be Controlling Factor in Drug's Effect in the Brain

Posted August 10, 2010:

• Drugs to Treat Cocaine Abuse? Effectiveness May Depend on How One Uses Cocaine
• Chemical System in Brain Behaves Differently in Cocaine Addicts, Scientists Find

Posted August 3, 2010:

• Memory-Boosting Drug May Help Cocaine Addicts Avoid Relapse

Posted July 19, 2010:

• Tuning Cocaine Addiction

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