Cocaine addiction: Phase-specific biology, treatment?

Monday, June 30, 2014 - 20:02 in Psychology & Sociology

Current pharmacotherapies for addiction follow the dictum 'one size fits all'. Medications are prescribed in the same way for all patients, regardless of whether they have just started experimenting with a drug or have an established drug habit. Even more troubling, there are no FDA-approved pharmacotherapies for some addictions, such as compulsive cocaine use.

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