A new study conducted by a team of Indiana University neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine that develops after only several days of cocaine use. The study, appearing in The Journal of...
Cocaine is one of the most addictive drugs of abuse. Few effective treatments are available to help control cravings and withdrawal symptoms among individuals undergoing therapy to overcome cocaine abuse. Promising results from a study of qigong therapy are published in The Journal of...
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara are researching cocaine addiction, part of a widespread problem, which, along with other addictions, costs billions of dollars in damage to individuals, families, and society. Laboratory studies at UCSB have revealed that the diminished brain function and learning...
Mother rats respond much differently to cocaine than female rats that have never given birth, according to new University of Michigan research that looks at both behavior and brain chemistry. The findings may help lay the groundwork for more tailored human addiction treatment, based on...
Researchers from the University of Kentucky have designed and discovered a series of highly efficient enzymes that effectively metabolize cocaine. These high-activity cocaine-metabolizing enzymes could potentially prevent cocaine from producing physiological effects, and could aid in the...
The use of the synthetic stimulants collectively known as "bath salts" have gained popularity among recreational drug users over the last five years, largely because they were readily available and unrestricted via the Internet and at convenience stores, and were virtually unregulated. Recent...
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have shown that an injectable solution can protect mice from an otherwise lethal overdose of cocaine. The findings could lead to human clinical trials of a treatment designed to reverse the effects of cocaine in case of emergency. Cocaine is involved...
According to TMZ, cocaine was recovered from the hotel room that Whitney Houston died in. Initially, there were rumors that someone had removed cocaine from the room before the cops showed up. But now, it doesn’t sound like that happened because the police are in possession of the rumored...
Death by painkiller overdose isn't just the plight of celebrities; it's a widespread epidemic, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report shows that 40 people die per day from overdosing on prescription narcotics like hydrocodone...
both): which is worse? I did coke for over a year. Every single day at least 1 gram of some of the purest shit.
I got high as hell, I enjoyed it, it was my drug of choice.
I didn't feel physically addicted, I didn't do crazy things (ROBBERIES, PROSTITUTION, ETC.) to get my fix...I lived a...
*shake my head* -__-
it's mostly really nerdy kids that say this too lol. i hate cigarettes because my parents hella smoke, but i smoke weed sometimes and it's way better than cigs. they're gross
Cocaine users are reportedly flooding hospitals with blackened, dying skin and compromised immune systems. The culprit is not the cocaine itself, but the white powder being used to cut the drug. More »
I was in my car with someone who was smoking crack, and now I can still smell it in the car (sweet odor). I assume the smoke must have attached to the interior of the car, the fabric on the ceiling, etc. Can I get affected by this?
I know there's not many but i have to do a project on negative and positive effects of cocaine. and i know all the negative effects but I need help figuring out positive effects.
help please (:
Gustavo Alonso was the captain of a cocaine submarine based in Colombia, until he was arrested at sea with 3.5 tons of coke on board. He soon realized that solitary confinement in prison was better than working for the cartels. More »
...Yohimbines, Whats the difference? There all stimulants right, I know obviously cocaine stimulates the body too much, and basically makes you act crazy.
Really though are these stimulants that different? Would 1,000mg of caffeine effect someone different than a super tiny amount of cocaine...
from Cuba to Florida on card board boats? What's wrong with the corrupt Floridian U.S coast guard!? They are always sleeping and taking la siesta! while criminals keep on daily basis smuggling illegal drugs and poisoning American youths with chemical addictive drugs like crack-cocaine! Florida...