Tag: cocaine addiction
New immunotherapy can change cocaine addiction treatment
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have developed an antibody to prevent the effects of cocaine from reaching the brain,...
Why are women more likely to get hooked on cocaine?
Women are generally more vulnerable to drug addiction than men, especially when it comes to cocaine. This week, the Journal Nature Communications published a study...
Early substance use forecasts grim future
Harvard researchers reviewed data indicating that people who experiment with drugs early in life are at the highest risk of becoming addicted as they...
New roadside test for cocaine developed
Academics in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Surrey in the U.K. have developed a new portable test made for assessing levels...
How the brain gets hooked on cocaine
The key to understanding the nature of addiction lies in the brains of rats. In a study recently published in the Proceedings of the...
Attracting abstinence: Magnets combat cocaine addiction
A new study published in European Neuropsychopharmacology showed that magnetic stimulation of the brain significantly reduced cocaine use and cravings. “Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a...
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