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Glossary: Cocaine Detox and Treatment

Information on Cocaine Detox & Treatment

Cocaine is a class of drugs know as a stimulant (similar to amphetamine).

WHat happens when you stop taking cocaine?

Abrupt cessation of cocaine use ....

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Glossary: Cocaine Addiction

Cocaine is one of the most commonly abused stimulant drugs.

What is Cocaine?

Cocaine is classed by the medical preofession as a stimulant drug. However it is also known on the street as a recreational drug. ....

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Information Article: Cocaine addiction

Cocaine use is highly addictive. Cocaine is one of the most misused drugs. Cocaine addiction can occur relatively quickly and, like all drug addiction, cocaine addiction is serious. Cocaine is illegal and a class A drug. Cocaine can be ....

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News Article: Researchers explore new treatment options for cocaine addiction

at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston are studying a number of medications which could help addicts to recover from Cocaine dependence. The researchers are looking at ways to restore the fragile balance of chemicals or neurotransmitters in the brain destroyed by Cocaine abuse.

F. Gerard Moeller, Ph.D., professor in the ....

Article published on 24/05/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Molecular Fingerprint Of Cocaine Addiction Revealed

first large-scale analysis of proteins in the brains of monkeys addicted to Cocaine reveals new information on how long-term Cocaine use changes the amount and activity of various proteins affecting brain function.

The identified changes are more numerous and long-lasting than previously thought, which may provide a biological explanation ....

Article published on 03/05/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Subconscious cues 'can trigger drug cravings'

... the study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Nida), researchers presented drug addicts with drug-related pictures such as those of crack pipes and chunks of Cocaine.

Despite the pictures being flashed up so quickly that the patients were not consciously aware they had seen them, it was found that the subconscious cues ....

Article published on 31/03/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Doctors warned to check young patients for cocaine use

American health agency has warned doctors to check younger patients who display symptoms of chest pain for Cocaine use.

In a publication in Circulation Journal, the American Heart Association called for physicians to ensure they find out if patients who are exhibiting chest pain have used Cocaine in order to make sure that suitable drugs are ....

Article published on 20/03/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: New research could further understanding of reasons behind cocaine use

research could enable scientists to better understand how to combat the emotional motivations of Cocaine use.

A study published this month in the journal Neuron reveals findings of experiments with rats where their negative reactions to Cocaine appear to echo those experience by humans.

During the experiment, it was found that despite ....

Article published on 13/03/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: 'One-fifth' of US students abusing prescription drugs

... drugs.

Carol Boyd of the University of Michigan's Substance Abuse Research Center said: "They perceive prescription medications as safer than street drugs such as Cocaine and heroin despite the fact that the stimulants and the opioids (painkillers) are just like Cocaine and heroin. And they're very easy for them to get," reported the ....

Article published on 07/03/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Research: Heart drug could combat cocaine cravings

research indicates that a common heart drug could offer a solution to combating Cocaine cravings.

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School looked at the effect of diltiazem, a drug usually used to treat high blood pressure, on rats.

The study found that the drug reduced the animals' Cocaine ....

Article published on 29/02/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Brain's role in cocaine addiction revealed

biological lack of willpower in the brain could hold the key to understanding why some Cocaine users becoming addicted to the drug.

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin claim they may have identified why some people suffer long-term Cocaine addictions while others are able to use it only socially.

According to Dr Hugh Garavan, brain ....

Article published on 27/02/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Addiction link with mental illness explored

... Chambers said addiction was often seen in people diagnosed with a mental illness and both were linked to the walnut-shaped amygdalas.

These ranged from smoking to Cocaine addiction and anxiety disorders to schizophrenia and depression.

Among the findings was highlighted data showing between four to eight of every ten people with ....

Article published on 23/02/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Research brings new hope for cocaine treatment

research has given hope for more treatment options for Cocaine abuse.

Scientists have discovered that rather than just affecting dopamine levels, known as the brain's "reward" chemical because it help control emotions, the drug also has an impact on brain metabolism.

This is the process by which the brain regulates its ....

Article published on 20/02/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Brain link between mental illness and addiction discovered

... fear in an elevated maze, and kept socialising even when exposed to the scent of a predator.

"Crucially, these same rats also were significantly more sensitive to Cocaine after just one exposure. And rats given repeated Cocaine injections later showed even stronger expressions of the enduring changes in behavior - suggesting an overall ....

Article published on 04/12/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Lindsey Lohan speaks of 'sobering' and 'humbling' experience in rehab

... entered a centre for alcohol treatment in August after a misdemeanor for drunken driving and Cocaine charges following two arrests.

In an interview with OK magazine she said: "It was a sobering experience."

"It was humbling. It made me ....

Article published on 12/10/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment

News Article: Sharp rise in City workers seeking alcohol treatment

... abuse and other forms of behavioural abuse," Marco Martinez, the clinic's business development director, told the Evening Standard.

"There is alcohol abuse and Cocaine is increasingly commonplace now. That's how people wind down after working in these macho environments," the director revealed.

Recent research by mental ....

Article published on 06/07/2020 by PCUG Addiction Treatment