... was a co-researcher. The study provides a comprehensive assessment of biochemical changes occurring in the cocaine addicted brain, Hemby said.
“The changes we identified are profound and affect the ...
... In total, these observations provide evidence that cortical thickness abnormalities associated with cocaine addiction may be a reflection of both drug use and a preexisting inclination to drug abuse. ...
New research findings suggest that structural abnormalities in the brains of cocaine addicts are related in part to drug use and in part to a predisposition toward addiction. The research maps the ...
... not
use cocaine, a study found.The discovery is unlikely to lead to a
treatment for cocaine addicts, but scientists hope it could be used
to screen for those most likely to have problems kicking the ...
... two side-by-side, face-up images taken from the four decks.
On both tasks, the cocaine- ... consistent with their choice behavior. For example, while cocaine-addicted individuals rated pleasant images ...
... of drug addicts.
The study is the first to detail the interaction of MCH and dopamine in cocaine addiction and show that it occurs in the nucleus accumbens, a portion of the forebrain believed to ...
... of the brain, as an indicator of brain activity in those regions.
There were three main differences between the cocaine-addicted subjects and the healthy controls:
The cocaine users had reduced ...
... study how the brain's chemicals and synaptic mechanisms, or connections between neurons, react to cocaine addiction and what this could mean for future therapies. "With cocaine addiction, addicts don' ...
... ."
The study opens a window onto the significance of active choice in using cocaine and extends our understanding that addiction is caused by more than the pharmacological effects of a given drug, ...
... "This is an example of hypothesis-driven basic research that can be readily translated to the treatment of cocaine addiction in humans," said Yavin Shaham, PhD, at the National Institute on Drug Abuse ...
... in DA neurons with relapse behavior and provide a new rationale in the treatment of cocaine addiction. Specifically, the selective activation of the GluR1 subunit could potentially improve the ...
... elimination of drug craving in long-term cocaine addicts the second small clinical trial ... prolonged abstinence and no visual problems in cocaine and methamphetamine abusers vigabatrin's first Phase ...
A new study has unraveled some of the mysteries of the cocaine-addicted brain and may pave the way for the design of more effective treatments for drug addiction. The research, published by Cell Press ...
... using cocaine after they had become addicted to the drug. The hope is that doctors will one day be able to give humans some version of the chemical and stop cocaine addiction in its tracks. [More]
A new study has unravelled some of the mysteries of the cocaine-addicted brain and may pave the way for the design of more effective treatments for drug addiction...
