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 Use and Its Effects

webmd.com — “WebMD examines cocaine use, including how the illegal drug affects the body and brain.View full resource at webmd.com

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Cocaine Effects on Brain Genes Could Help Treat Addicts - TIME

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How Cocaine Scrambles Genes in the Brain: Research in mice increases our understanding of how addiction works -- a... http://bit.ly/7SxAmR

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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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Research Offers Insights Into Addiction - Cocaine And The Teen Brain

medicalnewstoday.com — “When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug's effects, Yale and other scientists have found. Now two new studies by a YalView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Research Offers Insights Into Addiction - Cocaine And The Teen Brain http://t.co/UJi7zECL #alcohol #addiction

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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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Cocaine and the teen brain: New insights into addiction

sciencedaily.com — “When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug's effects, scientists have found. Now two new studies identify key genes that regulate this response and show that interfering with this reaction dramatically increases a mouse's sensitivity to cocaine.View full resource at sciencedaily.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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Nicotine And Cocaine Leave Similar Mark On Brain After First Contact http://mnt.to/3VmD #alcohol #addiction

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

drugfree.org — “Animal Study Finds Effects of Nicotine on Brain Mirror Those of Cocaine | The Partnership at Drugfree.orgView full resource at drugfree.org

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