I wasn’t prepared for what getting off drugs would feel like, I just knew I had to be away from…

I wasn’t prepared for what getting off drugs would feel like, I just knew I had to be away from…
An antidote, a vaccine and an enzyme: One or all may hold the key to ending addiction to this powerful…
Researchers have not identified a medication that consistently helps people in recovery for cocaine addiction. However, efforts are ongoing. (more…)
What goes up must come down — and the higher you go, the harder you fall. (more…)
Disulfiram (Antabuse) is a medication developed for people affected by longstanding cases of alcoholism. (more…)
Cocaine addiction is a prime example of classic substance addiction, which occurs when brain changes related to drug or alcohol…
Voucher-based reinforcement therapy (VBRT) is a form of treatment used to aid people recovering from addictions to opioid drugs or…
Around two million Americans abuse cocaine — a Schedule II substance — each year. (more…)
No comprehensive discussion of drug use in our country would be complete without an in depth analysis of the history of cocaine….
Cocaine is a drug derived from the coca scrub leaf, a plant found in regions of South America. Its use…
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid and comes from the leaves of the coca plant. It was first used in…
Before adulthood, the brain naturally produces significant amounts of nerve cells called neurons, which power the main coordination and control…