Brain Stimulation May Treat Cocaine Addiction
Brain stimulation may treat cocaine addiction
Filed under: cocaine addiction symptoms treatment
Paris – Studies in rats have shown that stimulating a sleepy brain region in cocaine addicts can diminish craving for the drug, a technique that should also work in humans, scientists said on Wednesday. A team in the United States trained rats to … Read more on Independent Online
Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Is Ruining Our Health
Sweet poison: why sugar is ruining our health
Filed under: cocaine addiction symptoms treatment
French scientists in Bordeaux reported that in animal trials, rats chose sugar over cocaine (even when they were addicted to cocaine), and speculated that no mammals' sweet receptors are naturally adapted to the high concentrations of sweet tastes on … Read more on Telegraph.co.uk
Task Force Focused on Combating Prescription Abuse
Task force focused on combating prescription abuse
Filed under: cocaine addiction symptoms use
When Chippewa Falls Police Sgt. Ryan Douglas started as a drug investigator in 2008, he dealt with the usual hard drugs: marijuana, cocaine heroin and meth. “I also saw a big increase in prescription narcotic abuse … Officers have been trained to … Read more on Chippewa Herald
How Should a Patient with Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain be Treated?
Filed under: cocaine addiction symptoms use
Cocaine is the second-most-commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. and represents 31% of all ED visits related to substance abuse.1,2 According to recent survey results, 2.1 million people report recent cocaine use, and 1.6 million engage in cocaine … Read more on The Hospitalist Online
Love Addiction: Who Falls Victim and How to Heal
Love addiction: Who falls victim and how to heal
Filed under: cocaine addiction symptoms use
According to Helen Fisher, in a study conducted by FMRI, research shows that romantic love is like an addictive drug. Romantic love stimulates the same neuro-pathways as opioids and cocaine, operating the mesolimbic reward system. Fisher points out … Read more on VOXXI
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And justice for all?
Filed under: cocaine addiction symptoms
“Black people go to jail for possessing and selling crack cocaine. … Leave aside the fact that this gives people the impression that whites don't sell and smoke crack (which is ridiculous because there are more white crack addicts in this city than … Read more on Toronto Star
Don't Miss the Sentinel's Feature on Drug Addiction
Don't Miss the Sentinel's Feature on Drug Addiction
Filed under: cocaine addiction symptoms withdrawal
In addition to jail time, Squires' addiction caused her to lose custody of her two young children, ages 5 and 6. “It became something I needed, not something I wanted,” she said. And if Squires didn't get her fix, then her body raged with withdrawal … Read more on Free Keene
Can qigong reduce cocaine cravings in early addiction recovery?
Filed under: cocaine addiction symptoms withdrawal
New Rochelle, NY, February 25, 2013—Cocaine is one of the most addictive drugs of abuse. Few effective treatments are available to help control cravings and withdrawal symptoms among individuals undergoing therapy to overcome cocaine abuse. Read more on Science Codex