Treating Cocaine Dependence: A Promising New Pharmacotherapy

Published November 28, 2012

Treating cocaine dependence: A promising new pharmacotherapy
Filed under: cocaine treatment medication
Medication development efforts for cocaine dependence have yet to result in an FDA approved treatment. The powerful rewarding effects of cocaine, the profound disruptive impact of cocaine dependence on one's lifestyle, and the tendency of cocaine to … Read more on Medical Xpress

Let's End the Prescription Drug Death Epidemic
Filed under: cocaine treatment medication
But most people assume that because it's a “prescription” drug, it's safe, or should not carry the same negative stigma as a street drug. This is, sadly, far from the truth. Even after completing two addiction treatment programs, Rummler had a relapse … Read more on Food Consumer

Drug Trafficking Leads to Addiction Problems in Guinea Bissau – During the past three years, the tiny West African country of Guinea-Bissau has become a key transit point for cocaine traffickers shipping drugs to Europe. That has led to a rise in the number of crack-cocaine addicts in Guinea-Bissau. Those struggling to quit drugs face an uphill struggle in a country with few medical resources. Fid Thompson reports from Quinhamel, Guinea-Bissau.