Stimulant Drugs and Cocaine Cravings

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New Cocaine Vaccine May Squelch Cravings; Remedy Addiction

medicalnewstoday.com — “In the first of its kind, a vaccination may soon be available for those persons addicted to cocaine, nicotine and heroin to help repress cravings and eventually kick the habit. A lasting anti-cocView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Why The Craving For Cocaine Won't Go Away

medicalnewstoday.com — “People who have used cocaine run a great risk of becoming addicted, even after long drug-free periods. Now researchers at Link'ping University and their colleagues can point to a specific moleculView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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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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Brain Stimulation May Help Kill Cigarette Cravings Study Finds - Addiction | Alcoholism | Drugs - MSN Health

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Brain Stimulation May Help Kill Cigarette Cravings, Study Finds: http://t.co/pKR3Bt5z

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Cocaine Cravings in Brain Triggered by Nicotine | MedIndia

medindia.net — “The first molecular explanation for the 'gateway sequence' of drug abuse has been detailed in a new study.View full resource at medindia.net

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Testing of cocaine vaccine shows it does not fully blunt cravings for the drug - washingtonpost.com

washingtonpost.com — “Scientists may have created a vaccine against cocaine addiction: a series of shots that changes the body's chemistry so that the drug can't enter the brain and provide a high.View full resource at washingtonpost.com

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BOOSTER SHOTS: Oddities, musings and news from the health world - latimes.com

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Can Ritalin help people overcome drug addiction? http://bit.ly/90YIt6 #ADHD

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Heat Spikes Death Risk from Drugs – TIME Healthland

healthland.time.com — “With relentless heat enveloping much of the nation, no one, it seems is spared. That includes a group at especially high risk of harm from high temperatures: drug users, both therapeutic and recreational, particularly those who take stimulants like cocaine, methamphetamine and Ritalin or antidepress...View full resource at healthland.time.com

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RT @maiasz: drug users (therapeutic & recreational) at risk from heat wave, esp. cocaine http://ti.me/qlbEdG

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Cocaine Vaccine Hits Snag - Wellsphere

wellsphere.com — “Some addicts risk OD to overcome its effects. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has increasingly placed its bets on treating cView full resource at wellsphere.com

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#Cocaine Vaccine alternative to anti-craving medication, reduces use in many but not a cure all: http://bit.ly/7811M3 #Addiction #Drugs

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Faulty signaling in brain increases craving for sugar and drugs

labspaces.net — “"Our data indicate that the brain becomes hypersensitive to rewards when this co-signaling of glutamate and dopamine does not function. Lower doses than normal are enough to increase the propensity to ingest the substance, and this is true of both sugar and cocaine,View full resource at labspaces.net

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Brain Mechanism Linked To Relapse After Cocaine Withdrawal

medicalnewstoday.com — “Addictive drugs are known to induce changes in the brain's reward circuits that may underlie drug craving and relapse after long periods of abstinence. Now, new research, published by Cell Press iView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Brain Mechanism Linked To Relapse After Cocaine Withdrawal http://mnt.to/3Jvq #alcohol #addiction

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A stimulating suggestion for treating cocaine addiction | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times

latimesblogs.latimes.com — “With apologies to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, if this is your brain and this is your brain on drugs then perhaps this is what your drug-addicted brain would look like after being treated with...View full resource at latimesblogs.latimes.com

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College freshmen: pain killers and stimulants less risky than cocaine; more risky than marijuana

eurekalert.org — “A new study in the peer-reviewed journal, Prevention Science, finds that college freshmen believe that nonmedical use of prescription drugs like pain killers and stimulants is less risky than cocaine, but more risky than marijuana. Study also describes types of students who are most likely to engage in nonmedical use of prescription drugs.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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AAAS College freshmen: pain killers and stimulants less risky than cocaine; more risky than marijuana http://tinyurl.com/6z4jsj

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Can Amphetamines Help Cure Cocaine Addiction? - TIME

time.com — “Taking a cue from the success of methadone maintenance treatment for heroin, researchers are testing whether substitute stimulants can help cocaine and methamphetamine addicts.View full resource at time.com

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Exciting New Activities May Help Prevent Relapse In Cocaine Addiction

medicalnewstoday.com — “The brain's innate interest in the new and different may help trump the power of addictive drugs, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. In controlled experimenView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Exciting New Activities May Help Prevent Relapse In Cocaine Addiction http://mnt.to/3x6z #psychology

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