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·April 3, 2013·3 min read

Study Sheds Light on how to Reset the Addicted Brain

Researchers provide additional insight into deficits in the prefrontal cortex involved in drug addiction. The findings could offer new avenues of research for the treatment of addiction.

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·May 10, 2013·5 min read

Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle

Researchers have successfully tested a new vaccine in primates to battle cocaine addiction. Using neuroimaging techniques, they demonstrated the vaccine prevents cocaine from reaching the brain and producing a dopamine induced high. Human trials could begin within the next year.

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·June 7, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Focus on a Brain Protein and an Antibiotic to Block Cocaine Craving

A new study shows that the GLT1 protein plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine which develops after only a few days of cocaine use. However, exposure to ceftriaxone, an antibiotic used to treat meningitis, decreases cocaine cravings.

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·June 12, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Point to Brain’s ‘Dark Side’ as Key to Cocaine Addiction

A new study provides evidence that the central amygdala, an area of the brain associated with emotion, plays a major role in sustaining cocaine addiction.

This is a diagram of the dopamine pathway in the brain.

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·June 27, 2013·3 min read

Ritalin Shows Promise in Treating Addiction

Researchers find Ritalin, a commonly prescribed drug for ADHD, helps improve brain functional connectivity in cocaine addiction.

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·August 1, 2013·3 min read

New Insight into How the Brain ‘Learns’ Cocaine Addiction

Researchers discover the role protein mGluR5 plays in cocaine addiction. The finding could help point a way to new treatments for addiction.

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·October 25, 2013·5 min read

New Study Shows Promise for First Effective Medicine to Treat Cocaine Dependence

Topiramate, a drug used to treat migraine headaches and epilepsy, could also help treat cocaine addiction, a new study reports.

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·June 27, 2014·4 min read

Bad Learning

Researchers discover a new form of neurotransmission which influences the long term memory created by addictive drugs.

This image is a diagram showing the side effects of cocaine on the body.

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·June 18, 2015·3 min read

Neural Pathway Provides New Insight into Cocaine Addiction

Manipulating the activity of Activin receptors could decrease relapse behaviors in cocaine addiction, a new study suggests.

This image shows MRI scans of both the brains of women who abused substances and those who did not.

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·July 14, 2015·4 min read

Brain Volume Reduced in Women, But Not Men, Who Abuse Stimulant Drugs

According to a new study, women who abuse stimulant drugs have significantly less gray matter volume in brain areas vital for decision making and emotion.