Articles tagged with research

• Cocaine Addicts Prefer Near-Term Rewards

  Hollywood has long portrayed the cocaine addict as someone who will do anything to get the drug because it is the most important thing in their life. Researchers now know that cocaine is only most valued when immediately available to the addict. more...

• Abnormal Brain Changes Linked to Chronic Cocaine Use

  A new study finds that cocaine users had widespread loss of gray matter in the frontal lobe, which was directly related to their cocaine use. more...

• Genes and Severity of Drug Addiction

  Scientists have discovered that substance-dependent individuals with a certain genotype are more prone to severe drug addiction that those without it. more...

• Gene Variant Increases Risk For Cocaine Addictions

  A genetic variant increases your risk for cocaine addiction, according to a new study from the Ohio State University. One in five Caucasians has the gene, as well as one in eight African-Americans. more...

• Pre-Natal Cocaine Exposure Can Lead to Poor Impulse Control in Males

  A new study found that adult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure. more...

• Cocaine Found to Create Permanent Damage in Brain

  Researchers used computer models to study how the brain reacts to cocaine addiction. more...

• Cambridge University to Pay Cocaine Addicts for Addiction Study

  Cambridge University will pay cocaine and crack addicts to participate in a study on the impact of drugs on the brain. more...