Effects of Cocaine on the Brain

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Cocaine's Effect on Your Personality

qualityhealth.com — “Cocaine is a stimulant and like many other drugs can be highly addictive. As a drug Cocaine affects the brain mostly by preventing the neurotransmitter dopamine from being recycled naturally.View full resource at qualityhealth.com

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Cocaine Effects on Brain Genes Could Help Treat Addicts - TIME

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Cocaine's effects on the brain neutralized by experimental compound - latimes.com

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YouTube - How Does Cocaine Effect The Brain? - How Drugs Work, Cocaine, Preview - BBC Three

youtube.com — “More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xwspg This CGI animated sequence demonstrates how cocaine effects the user's brain.View full resource at youtube.com

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Cocaine changes how genes work in brain | Reuters

reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prolonged exposure to cocaine can cause permanent changes in the way genes are switched on and off in the brain, a finding that may lead to more effective treatments for many kindsView full resource at reuters.com

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Cocaine changes how genes work in brain | Reuters

reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prolonged exposure to cocaine can cause permanent changes in the way genes are switched on and off in the brain, a finding that may lead to more effective treatments for many kindsView full resource at reuters.com

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Receptor limits the rewarding effects of food and cocaine

medicalxpress.com — “(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have long known that dopamine, a brain chemical that plays important roles in the control of normal movement, and in pleasure, reward and motivation, also plays a central role in substance abuse and addiction. In a new study conducted in animals, scientists found that ...View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Discovery Of Extensive Effects Of Cocaine On Genome Structure And Function In NIDA Study

medicalnewstoday.com — “A recent study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) indicates that frequent consumption of addictive drugs such as cocaine produces long-term effects in areas of the brain assoView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Cocaine use found to alter genome structure and function in the brain: http://snipr.com/ige86

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Brain Chemicals from Love Mimic Effect from Cocaine | ThirdAge

thirdage.com — “Brain chemicals released when a person falls in love come from 12 parts of the brain -- all releasing euphoria-inducing chemicals that create the same euphoric feeling as cocaine, U.S. researchers say.Stephanie Ortigue of Syracuse University andView full resource at thirdage.com

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Changes In Brain Mechanisms For Cocaine Addicts Revealed By Computer Model

medicalnewstoday.com — “About 2 million Americans currently use cocaine for its temporary side-effects of euphoria, which have contributed to making it one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs in the country. CocainView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Nicotine And Cocaine Leave Similar Mark On Brain After First Contact

medicalnewstoday.com — “The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research.A single 15-minute exposure to nicotine caused a long-termView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Animal Study Finds Effects of Nicotine on Brain Mirror Those of Cocaine | The Partnership at Drugfree.org

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Nicotine and Cocaine Leave Similar Mark on Brain After First Contact

newswise.com — “The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research. A single 15-minute exposure to nicotine caused a long-term increase in the excitability of neurons involved in reward, according to a University of Chicago study published in The Journal of Neuroscience.View full resource at newswise.com

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Nicotine and cocaine leave similar mark on brain after first contact

medicalxpress.com — “The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research.View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Psychiatry Medical News about Cocaine

mdlinx.com — “Impaired insight in cocaine addiction: laboratory evidence and effects on cocaine-seeking behaviourView full resource at mdlinx.com

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