Study: Molecular and circuit determinants in the globus pallidus mediating control of cocaine-induced behavioral plasticity. Image Credit: Alex Mit / Shutterstock.com Ventral tegmental area dopamine ...

“There?s a misconception that addiction is just a problem with your personality or character or you just need to suck it up,” said Dr. Geoffrey Schoenbaum, assistant professor of anatomy and ...

Two drugs currently used to treat heroin and prescription painkiller addiction may work together to fight cocaine as well — without causing dependence themselves, according to a new study in rats. A ...

Cocaine is a psychostimulant drug that increases euphoria, energy, sociability, and mental alertness, improves physical and intellectual performance, decreases sleep, and decreases appetite. So, it is ...

This systematic review evaluates preclinical and clinical evidence on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists as potential ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and ...

Brittany Cartwright has broken her silence on ex-husband Jax Taylor’s 20-year struggle with cocaine addiction. “I’m glad that he finally admitted to what was really going on,” Cartwright said in a ...

Jax Taylor is getting vulnerable about his long-standing battle with addiction. “This is tough to say. … I’m an addict. I ...

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