FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 27, 2018·3 min readBile Acids From the Gut Could Help to Treat Cocaine AbuseA new study reveals bile acids can reduce the rewarding properties of cocaine use.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 27, 2013·3 min readRitalin Shows Promise in Treating AddictionResearchers find Ritalin, a commonly prescribed drug for ADHD, helps improve brain functional connectivity in cocaine addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2013·5 min readCocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing HurdleResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 1, 2022·3 min readHow Gut Bacteria Influence the Effects of Cocaine in MiceCocaine use supports the growth of γ-proteobacteria, a common gut bacteria that consume glycine. As glycine levels become depleted mouse models exhibit a higher response to cocaine with abnormal behaviors including increased drug-induced locomotion and drug-seeking behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 8, 2022·4 min readHuman Cocaine and Heroin Addiction Is Found Tied to Impairments in Specific Brain Circuit Initially Implicated in AnimalsGreater impairment of the prefrontal cortex-habenula pathway was correlated with earlier age of first drug use.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 10, 2017·5 min readRevealing The Connection Between Female Estrogen Cycle and Cocaine AddictionAccording to a new study, cocaine has the most potent effects on the female brain when estrogen levels are at their highest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 23, 2020·4 min readMysterious Brain Structure Sheds Light on AddictionA new study reveals the role the claustrum plays in cocaine addiction. Inhibiting claustral neurons prevented behavioral responses to cocaine in mouse models of addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 8, 2019·2 min readPerformance-enhancing drugs may increase risk of teen cocaine abuseTeens who use anabolic steroids are at increased risk of cocaine use disorder, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 30, 2018·2 min readCan Hallucinogens Curb Cocaine Use?A new study will investigate whether psilocybin can help curb cocaine addiction. Researchers are currently seeking people with a history of cocaine abuse to participate in the study.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 25, 2013·5 min readNew Study Shows Promise for First Effective Medicine to Treat Cocaine DependenceTopiramate, a drug used to treat migraine headaches and epilepsy, could also help treat cocaine addiction, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 1, 2013·3 min readNew Insight into How the Brain ‘Learns’ Cocaine AddictionResearchers discover the role protein mGluR5 plays in cocaine addiction. The finding could help point a way to new treatments for addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 10, 2019·5 min readDisconnect Between Dopamine System and Cocaine Addiction UncoveredResearchers report the release of dopamine alters when working to obtain cocaine. The study reports, the more effort it takes to secure a supply of the illicit drug, the lower the release of dopamine when taking cocaine.Read More
