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·January 18, 2022·7 min read

Study Highlights Connections Between Addictive Drugs and Brain Function in Mice

Study reveals the specific changes that occur in the brains of mice exposed to cocaine. The findings shed new light on the role of dopamine in addiction, and provide new insight into dopamine transmission in the brain.

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·June 2, 2020·3 min read

Some people are easily addicted to drugs, but others are not

Dopamine D2 receptor overexpression in cholinergic interneurons of the nucleus accumbens may explain why some are more prone to cocaine addiction than others.

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·September 2, 2019·3 min read

Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression

Chronic cocaine use alters the epigenetic profile of the FosB gene in the hippocampus. These alterations are required for cocaine-dependent gene expression and cocaine environment associations. Modification of hippocampal FosB results in a condition critical for cocaine-related learning.

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·February 9, 2019·4 min read

Women’s Hormones Play Role in Drug Addiction and Higher Relapse Rates

A new study reports the female hormone cycle may explain why women are more prone to addiction and affected by triggers that lead to relapse.

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·January 10, 2019·2 min read

Ketamine and Naltrexone Combo Shows Promise for Depression and Addiction Treatments

A new study reveals the combination of ketamine with naltrexone can help treat symptoms of both depression and addiction.

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·November 14, 2018·3 min read

How Exercise Could Help Fight Drug Addiction

A new mouse study reveals exercise may help curb drug addiction and buffer against relapse by altering the production of peptides in the brain.

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·November 20, 2017·1 min read

Realistic Rodent Model of Drug Addiction

New rodent model helps researchers discover it is ingenuity and not habit that sustains addiction.

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·September 27, 2017·4 min read

Epigenetics of Addiction: Untangling Relapse and Addiction in the Brain

A new study looks at the epigenetic factors that contribute to drug addiction and influence relapse.

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·May 3, 2017·3 min read

Seeking the Neurobiological Basis of Craving in Addiction and Binge Eating

Researchers outline how cravings may occur in the brain.

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·January 3, 2017·5 min read

Gambling Addiction Triggers Same Brain Area as Alcohol and Drug Cravings

Findings suggest brain networks associated with impulse control could be weakened in people with gambling addiction.

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·December 30, 2016·4 min read

Psychiatric Conditions Linked to Increased Risk of Long-Term Opioid Use

Researchers report on an increase in rates of opioid prescriptions to people with mental health conditions.

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·June 25, 2016·6 min read

Rates of Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Double in 10 Years

According to researchers, non-medical use of prescription opioids has more than doubled among US adults within a 10 year period.

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