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Patient #29 – An extreme method for cocaine addiction in Lima Peru (1984)

The modeling of new enzymes helps develop therapies for cocaine abuse

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As there is no FDA-approved anti-cocaine medication, the medical and social consequences of cocaine abuse have made the development of anti-cocaine medication a high priority. Administration … Study shows how cocaine impairs fetal brain development …
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Synthetic stimulants called 'bath salts' act in the brain like cocaine

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Now, results of a new study led by Malanga offer compelling evidence for the first time that mephedrone, like cocaine, does have potential for abuse and addiction. "The effects of mephedrone on the brain's reward circuits are comparable to similar …
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Remove the Knife and Heal the Wound: No More Crack/Powder Disparities

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Over the past 14 years, I have given thousands of doses of crack cocaine to people. I do this as part of my research to understand how the drug affects the brain, behavior and physiology. My findings are published in some of the most prestigious …
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Bath Salts Comparable To Cocaine's Effect on the Brain

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With recent abuse of synthetic stimulants known as "bath salts," researchers found mephedrone, the synthetic drug commonly labeled as bath salts, are comparable to doses of cocaine. In October 2011, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration placed …
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