In two landmark studies published in the journal Drug Testing and Analysis (DTA), UK and Swiss research teams reveal two techniques proven to identify dissolved cocaine in bottles of wine or rum. These tools will allow customs officials to quickly identify bottles being used to smuggle cocaine, without the need to open or disturb the [...]
New Method To Detect Cocaine Stored In Alcohol – From Outside The Bottle
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$3.7 Million Grant To Develop Drug To Treat Cocaine Addiction Is University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy’s Largest …
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The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy has received a prestigious .7 million grant to develop a drug to treat cocaine addiction based on an active ingredient found in some Chinese prescription medicines. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded the five-year research grant to Jia Bei Wang, PhD, [...]
Disulfiram drug shows effective in treating cocaine addiction: Research
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Doctors have used the drug disulfiram to help patients stay sober for several decades. It interferes with the body’s ability to metabolize alcohol, giving a fierce hangover to someone who consumes even a small amount of alcohol.More recently, disulfiram was shown to be effective in treating cocaine addiction as well, even though alcohol and cocaine [...]
Experimental treatments for cocaine addiction may prevent relapse
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( Emory University ) The drug disulfiram, used for years to deter recovering alcoholics from drinking, also can treat cocaine addiction. Disulfiram prevents rats from seeking cocaine after a break, a model for addicts tempted to relapse. Disulfiram appears to work by inhibiting the enzyme dopamine beta-hydroxylase, which is required for the production of the [...]
Ex-Eagle laments cocaine ‘error’
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Cocaine Addiction and Drug Rehab; Help For Drug Addiction
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1884: Freud’s First Plug for the Alleged Benefits of Cocaine
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Seventy-five years since the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, many of the basic principles of 12 Step programs are well-known throughout American social and popular culture. One of the most recognizable aspects of 12 Step programs is the complete abstinence from alcohol and other drugs when in recovery from chemical addiction. alcohol and addiction news
Finding On Cocaine Addiction Could Lead To Better Ways Of Predicting Drug Abuse Risk And Treating Addictions
July 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A specific and remarkably small fragment of RNA appears to protect rats against cocaine addiction – and may also protect humans, according to a recent study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. The study has just been published in the journal Nature. RNA (ribonucleic [...]
Scientists Uncover Previously Unknown Natural Mechanism That Controls Cocaine Use
July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have found that a particular type of genetic material plays a key role in determining vulnerability to cocaine addiction and may offer an entirely new direction for the development of anti-addiction therapies. In animal studies, the scientists found that a molecule called microRNA-212 was increased in the brains of [...]
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