New treatment effective in counteracting cocaine-induced symptoms
...overed a treatment that counteracts the effects of cocaine on the human cardiovascular system, including lowe...vated heart rate and blood pressure often found in cocaine users. We have found that cocaines effects on the cardiovascular system can be reversed by the use ...Forensic pathologists tell physiologists what they know about death and what puzzles them
...abusePeople who have a history of chronic abuse of cocaine and opiate drugs have an increased risk of dying, ... lead this discussion. Research shows that chronic cocaine use increases the risk of blood clots, hardening of the arteries, and thickening of the heart muscle...Drama can help educate and motivate, research shows
...ity alcohol, marijuana, heroin, other opiates and cocaine or crack were included in the drama. One goal of the project was to educate the audience that drug abuse is a disease. The play also educated participants about protective factors, such as parental monitoring and involvement. The six performanc...Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men
...because fewer people were selling sex to get crack cocaine as the decade went by. However, the syphilis rate rose by 19 percent between 2000 and 2003. During that period, the rates among women continued to slide by 53 percent while rates among men jumped by 62 percent. While syphilis statistics do not ...Most first-time offenders for driving while intoxicated need help for more than just alcohol
...owed by hallucinogen abuse or dependence, and then cocaine abuse or dependence. Approximately 30 percent of the participants also indicated a lifetime history of anxiety or mood disorder. Social phobia was the most frequent anxiety diagnosis, and major depression was the most common mood disorder." The g...Addiction breakthrough may lead to new treatments
... to be considerably more likely to self-administer cocaine intravenously, thus linking impulsive behaviour with drug addiction vulnerability. Dr Dalley's research, funded by the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust, demonstrates that the changes in dopamine receptors and impulsivity pre-date d...The influence of the menstrual cycle on the female brain
...sterone). For example, female rats self-administer cocaine (a drug that acts on the dopamine system) in highe...is known, for example, that the female response to cocaine is greater in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle4 than in the luteal phase5.Moreover, schiz...Methamphetamine use increases risks of artery tears and stroke
...ion, a tear in the neck artery," said Yu. "Since cocaine has similar effects and has also been linked to aortic and carotid artery dissection, it's therefore likely that the tears in the arteries may be due to a drug class effect rather than a specific drug, like methamphetamine," he said. Besides metham...New research identifies gene important for nicotine's effects on the brain
... in the brain as do other drugs of abuse including cocaine and amphetamines. "Our work and that of others has shown that nicotine changes signaling in nerve cells in the dopamine system resulting in long-lasting effects," said Picciotto. "We believe that these changes in signaling may explain why people ...... Yi Lu developed a test strip for the detection of cocaine in biological samples such as saliva, urine, and b...ad laboratory training." The new test strips for cocaine are different. When the end of the strip is dipped into a sample, the liquid travels along the strip...Blunt smokers link dependence potential to nicotine
...ymptoms with "harder" drugs such as heroin, crack, cocaine and nicotine. However, many suggested that blunts may have addictive potential because they contain tobacco (nicotine). This finding suggests that future studies on cannabis dependence should be designed to include blunts. The results of this study...Methamphetamine use restricts fetal growth, study finds
...13, and researchers continue to study how prenatal cocaine exposure, by itself and in combination with other drug and environmental factors, affects their cognitive, psychological, behavioral and emotional outcomes as well as their school performance. Lester said initial results from the methamphetamine st...More than 3 percent of US teens have exchanged sex for money or drugs
...int in their life. One in 10 said they had used cocaine in the past 30 days, compared with just one in 100 of those who had not exchanged sex for drugs or money. The odds of exchanging sex for drugs or money among those who had injected drugs recently was 34 times that of those who had not used injection...Meals high in saturated fat impair 'good' cholesterol's ability to protect against clogged arteries
...er being stunned is more dangerous to the heart if cocaine is present in the recipient's system. The first ...nto General Hospital, examined how the presence of cocaine in the body impacted the effects of being stunned on the heart. As in the first study, different vol...Scripps research scientists test anti-obesity vaccine
... including drug addiction, especially addiction to cocaine and nicotine. "The study shows our vaccine slows weight gain and decreases stored fat in rats," said a senior author of the paper Kim Janda, Ph.D., who is Ely R. Callaway, Jr. Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research, a member of The Skaggs Inst...Prescription pain killers involved in more drug overdose deaths than cocaine or heroin in the US
...ioids, heroin, and cocaine. Opioids surpassed both cocaine and heroin in extent of involvement in these drug ...tificates pointing a finger of blame at heroin and cocaine also increased by 12.4% and 22.8% respectively. In an accompanying 'comment' article, David Jorans...A stitch in time saves lives: High survival seen for patients with condition that killed John Ritter
...n also occur during pregnancy or childbirth, or in cocaine users. IRAD researchers are currently developing tests that would examine DNA or blood to screen high-risk people or the relatives of dissection patients, to make a rapid diagnosis in the emergency room, or to add to long-term monitoring of surviv...Studies find that 'broken heart syndrome' can result from opioid withdrawal, cocaine use
...ce abrupt withdrawal from high-dose opioids or use cocaine increase their risk of cardiac event, according to...ings, physicians report on the first known case of cocaine use resulting in broken heart syndrome. According to the report, a 54-year-old woman came to the eme...Study reveals biochemical signature of cocaine craving in humans
...istry that underlies such "cue-induced" craving in cocaine addicts. The work, which appears in the June 14, 2...opamine levels in various parts of the brain in 18 cocaine addicts as they watched a "cocaine-cues" video (featuring people buying and using cocaine), and the ...UF addiction medicine chief honored for lifetime achievements
...field's understanding of how opiate drugs and also cocaine hijack the human brain. His work has led to new tr...and understanding of how heroin, other opiates and cocaine cause dependence and withdrawal. His research has also shed light on the dangers of secondhand expos...