National Drug Prevention Alliance & PPP

Research - Cocaine

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Nicotine Acts as “Gateway” Drug to Cocaine, Study in Mice Finds
Warning over ‘very toxic’ chemical in Guernsey cocaine
Nicotine and Cocaine Leave Similar Mark on Brain After First Contact
Prescription Narcotics kill more than heroin and cocaine combined
Brain abnormalities could be key to understanding cocaine dependency
Teacher-assessed behavior of children prenatally exposed to cocaine.
Animal Study Suggests Blood Pressure Drug May Help Treat Cocaine Addiction
A systematic review of challenging behaviors in children exposed prenatally to substances of abuse.
Cocaine addicts have an altered perception of reward
Why Cocaine Is So Addictive: Activation of Specific Neurons Linked to Alterations in Cocaine Reward
Cocaine: Perceived As A Reward By The Brain?
Drug Addiction: Environmental Conditions Play Major Role In Effective Treatment And Preventing Relapses, Animal Study Shows
Brain Mechanism Linked to Relapse After Cocaine Withdrawal
Experimental Treatments for Cocaine Addiction May Prevent Relapse
Why Drug Users Become Addicts
Tiny RNA Molecule Could Prevent Cocaine Addiction
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2009: Public Attitudes To Drugs And Drug Use in Scotland
Drugs Figures Paint Incorrect Pictures Of Misuse
Dutch law could unleash cocaine flood in Britain
Two Genes May Fuel Cocaine Addiction
Prenatal Cocaine’s Lasting Cellular Effects
Behavioral Response to Novelty Foreshadows Neurological Response to Cocaine
Strange Protein in Brains of Drug Users
Cocaine deaths increase as temperature rises.
Rise witnessed in child cocaine treatment
Recreational Cocaine Use May Impair Inhibitory Control
Teen cocaine use on the rise as more seek treatment
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Affects Attention in Early School Years
Genetic Risk for Cocaine Addiction Identified
Study Shows Gene Changes in Brain Caused by Cocaine
Electrical Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Cocaine Treatment,
Enhancement of cocaine’s abuse liability in methadone maintenance patients
Cocaine overdose cases quadruple at hospitals
Mechanism Behind Cocaine Craving Identified
Cocaine Addicts’ Brains Reveal Predisposition to Abuse
Middle-class women in grip of cocaine as addiction to ‘glamour’ drug soars
Injections Of Licorice Ingredient Show Promise As Treatment For Cocaine Addiction
Cocaine link to violent behaviour
No ‘Crack Babies,’ But Study Says Cocaine Use in Pregnancy Hurts
Maternal cocaine use damages young children
Young women are now on a par with men for abusing cocaine after a sharp increase in those taking the Class A drug.
Cocaine Users’ Brains Behave Differently from Non-Users’
Topiramate Shows Promise in Cocaine Addiction
Protein Linked to Addiction, Learning Disorder
Treating Cocaine Addiction with Viruses
First use to dependence, Study looks at Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine
Study Shows Why Cocaine Users are Prone to Infection
Stimulants Alter Experiental Brain Changes
Results From First Clinical Trial Using To Treat Addiction
Antiseizure Drug May Help Treat Cocaine Addiction
Cocaine Craving Activates Different Brain Regions in Women
Scientists Develop Virus to Fight Cocaine Addiction
Spinal-Cord Medication Works for Cocaine Addiction
NIDA Study Finds Alcohol Treatment Medication, Behavioral Therapy Effective for Treating Cocaine Addiction
The World’s Largest Cocaine Producing Country Has an Addiction Problem
Cocaine Abuse Study
Brain Area Found to Be Smaller in Cocaine Addicts
Two Genes May Fuel Cocaine Addiction Removing them caused withdrawal symptoms in mice
Cocaine, Meth Produce Different Highs
Cocaine Can Harm Heart’s Blood Vessels
Health timebomb as rising cocaine use threatens heart problems in young
River Thames Awash with Cocaine
Snacks Used to Ease Recovery
Studies Seek Key to Drug Users’ Impulsiveness
Dutch law could unleash cocaine flood in Britain
Cocaine alters brain cells, impairs impulse control
Cocaine Cases on Rise in U.K.
Cocaine Use, Hypertension Major Risk Factors For Brain
Drug that curbs Nicotine Craving may do same for Cocaine
Trauma and stress in early life increases vulnerability to cocaine addiction in adulthood.
Vaccine Against Effects Of Cocaine Nearly Ready For Clinical Trials
Heroin, Cocaine, Alcohol Top Drug-Related Deaths
Britain ERs Seeing More Cocaine Users With Chest Pains
Smoking and drug abuse traits linked to genes
Chest pains brought on by cocaine overwhelm A&E units
Crack Surpasses Ecstasy Use in U.K. Clubs
Addiction Code in Brain
UK Drug Deaths Soar
Two Genes May Fuel Cocaine Addiction
Drugs: A Hard or Soft Approach?
Drug Abuse Trends Minneapolis – St Paul
Cocaine Abuse Increases Risk of HIV Infection
Cocaine May Compromise Immune System, Increase Risk of Infection
Adolescent Treatment Admissions Increase in 2002
2003 Report by Florida Medical Examiners Commission on Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons
Drug-related HIV rates ‘soaring’
Drug abuse causing heart attack like symptoms
Cocaine Addiction Could Be All In Your Genes
Cocaine addiction and drug counselling reduce use and significantly decrease HIV
Drug abuse linked to brain hemmorhage in young adults
Drug abuse linked to brain hemmorhage in young adults
Illegal Drug Use In the UK and Ireland Among the Highest In the World
Genetics Plays Role In Relapse Of Illicit Drug-seeking Behavior
Cocaine can cause major stomach problems: surgeon
Genetics Plays A Role In The Relapse Of Drug-seeking Behaviour In Humans
Wired for Addiction
Neurochemical Correlates of Cocaine-Seeking Behaviour
Gateway Theory
Psychosocial and Pharmacological Explanations of Nicotine’s “Gateway Drug” Function
Clubbers Mental Health Risk
Cocaine-Related Deaths, Drug-Related Emergency Visits Drastically Increasing
Cocaine use rises markedly among 16-29 year olds
Does Cocaine Used During Pregnancy Harm Developing Fetal Brain?
Study Says Cocaine Use Inhibits Immune System
Cocaine Accelerates HIV Infection
Recent Scientific findings – COCAINE
Drug Use Cited in Crash of BWI Train: Officials Say Driver Had Used Cocaine
Cocaine Use During Pregnancy May Affect Infant’s Brain
Teenage Survey
Cocaine Can Rip Open Major Blood Vessel
Cocaine Kills Cells In Brain’s Pleasure Centre
Study examines cocaine’s heart danger
Cocaine use increases risk of hemorrhagic stroke
Cocaine’s chemical ‘switch’ stays turned on
Another Cocaine-Related Brain Process Identified
Bursting Point: The Drugs Mules Filling Up UK Prisons
Cocaine and Kidney Disease
Cocaine: their problem too, Mexicans discover
Cocaine-Related Deaths, Drug-Related Emergency Visits Drastically Increasing
Cocaine use rises markedly among 16-29 year olds
Does Cocaine Used During Pregnancy Harm Developing Fetal Brain?
Study Says Cocaine Use Inhibits Immune System
Cocaine Accelerates HIV Infection