Texas A&M Researcher Examines Cocaine Effects

Texas A&M Researcher Examines Cocaine Effects – The wickedly addictive nature of cocaine is thought to affect long-term decision making processes more than previously believed, says a Texas A&M University researcher who has just been given a unique .4 million grant to study the problem. Barry Setlow, a professor in the Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience Program in the Department of Psychology, has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine the relationship of cocaine and its effects on choices. What is learned from the laboratory rats exposed to cocaine could change the way health care experts look at treatment methods for humans who are battling addiction to the drug. Read More: tamunews.tamu.edu

m up for grabs after Dupas appeal fails

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Mr Fraser testified that while he was serving a jail term for cocaine offences in the same protection unit as Dupas, the killer mimed the fatal stabbing in his cell. He also made several incriminating statements about the murder, which took place as Ms …
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Mom beats addiction, gets kids back

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She had a “huge, fairy-tale” wedding in Rock Island and then was introduced to marijuana laced with cocaine. She was one of those who quickly became addicted, she … Over a 24-hour period in July 2010, Robinson was repeatedly raped and nearly killed …
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MURDER TRIAL: Group's lives revolved around lager and drugs

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Oxford Crown Court heard Cattell, 37, was an alcoholic and drug addict, who had struggled to hold on to a job or long-term accommodation. The jurors were told he usually drank about nine or 10 cans of strong lager every day and was also a regular …
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Correction: People-Cameron Douglas story

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The dispute is over Manhattan Judge Richard M. Berman's decision to double Douglas' five-year prison term after he committed several new drug infractions, including persuading a lawyer-turned-love interest to sneak drugs into prison for him in her bra …
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