How Cocaine May Have Caused the Financial Crisis: CNBC – Huffington Post

How Cocaine May Have Caused The Financial Crisis: CNBC – Huffington Post
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"Bankers use cocaine and got us into this terrible mess," he told the paper, adding that the drug made them "overconfident" and led to them taking more risks. Nutt, who is … To be honest, when I first saw this story I assumed it was a hoax. The … Read more on Huffington Post

Beer, dopamine and brain scans make an intoxicating mix
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A new study tells us that this is due to dopamine, a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in things like motivation and reward. Drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, increase dopamine levels in areas of the brain associated with the expectation of … Read more on The Guardian (blog)