News articles tagged with 'cocaine'
Cocaine exposure during pregnancy leads to impulsivity in male, not female, monkeys
— 23 Oct 2009 11:26 | HealthAdult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure,... — full story
Cocaine vaccine may help some reduce drug use
— 6 Oct 2009 19:32 | HealthA vaccine to treat cocaine dependence appears to reduce use of the drug in a subgroup of individuals who attain high anticocaine antibody levels in response, according to a report in... — full story
Computer model shows changes in brain mechanisms for cocaine addicts
— 23 Sep 2009 08:58 | HealthAbout 2 million Americans currently use cocaine for its temporary side-effects of euphoria, which have contributed to making it one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs in the... — full story
Up to 90 percent of US paper money contains traces of cocaine
— 17 Aug 2009 11:31 | ChemistryYou probably have cocaine in your wallet, purse, or pocket. Sound unlikely or outrageous? Think again! In what researchers describe as the largest, most comprehensive analysis to date... — full story
Wastewater used to map illicit drug use
— 16 Jul 2009 05:06 | HealthA team of researchers has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated... — full story
Cocaine and heroin harm placenta
— 11 Jun 2009 08:45 | HealthCocaine and heroin increase permeability of the placenta. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology have shown that exposure... — full story
Brain-behaviour disconnect in cocaine addiction
— 26 May 2009 13:12 | HealthParts of the brain involved in monitoring behaviours and emotions show different levels of activity in cocaine users relative to non-drug users, even when both groups perform equally... — full story
Cocaine: Perceived as a reward by the brain?
— 20 May 2009 13:11 | HealthCocaine is one of the oldest drugs known to humans, and its abuse has become widespread since the end of the 19th century. At the same time, we know rather little about its effects... — full story
Cocaine-linked genes enhance behavioural effects of addiction
— 14 May 2009 07:51 | HealthNew research sheds light on how cocaine regulates gene expression in a crucial reward region of the brain to elicit long-lasting changes in behaviour. The study, published by Cell Press... — full story
Treating addiction by eliminating drug-associated memories
— 23 Apr 2009 11:24 | HealthAddicts, even those who have been abstinent for long periods of time, are often still vulnerable to their own memories of prior drug use. For example, exposure to the same environment... — full story