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Stress-Induced Responses Linked to Cocaine Addiction Relapse
New research out of the US, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that changes to the brain’s circuitry brought on by stress may lead to cocaine-use relapse....
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Cocaine Growing in Popularity in the UK
New statistics, released by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) in the UK show more young people are seeking treatment for cocaine addiction in the last four years. According to...
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Prescription Drug Abuse Among US Teens Alarmingly High : NIDA
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) annual survey, Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) of 2009, the number of high school students reporting prescription drug abuse in the US...
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New Cocaine Addiction Treatment on the Horizon: A Bacterial Enzyme
Researchers in the UK have identified a bacterial enzyme that, they say, breaks cocaine down in the body, effectively reducing the drug’s addictiveness and may help fight both cocaine addiction and...
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Cocaine Addiction: Gene Alterations From Prolonged Cocaine Use
US Researchers at NIDA report having identified a key brain mechanism, better explaining how and why cocaine addiction occurs. Announced last week, January 7th 2009, government scientists at the...
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How Cocaine Addiction Works
What is Cocaine Cocaine is a stimulant, a psychoactive drug that temporarily increases mental and/or physical functioning. Unlike other stimulants, cocaine is not used as a prescription medicine, but...
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Hormone Dopamine Linked to Addiction and Risk-Taking
New research on dopamine and dopamine receptor profiles could lead to new drug addiction prevention and treatments. Japanese and Danish scientists have shown in new research that those with higher...
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Rehabilitation for Cocaine Addiction Works, According to New Study
According to a new study from the UK’s National Treatment Agency for Substance Abuse (NTA), cocaine addiction recovery is very possible with addiction treatment that includes individual psychotherapy....
View ArticleCan you get high without drugs? Altered States: Provocative new show inspired...
if you could experience the positive sensations of drugs without doing them why would you do drugs? That’s the idea behind a provocative new live show playing at a major film festival, partially...
View ArticleThe extreme challenges of cocaine withdrawal
Cocaine is known as one of the most powerful party drugs. It affects the levels of dopamine in the brain and produces a strong high or euphoria, and gives the user more energy. Cocaine is severely...
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Get Cutting Edge News and Information about health, addiction, recovery drugs and alcohol at Sobriety.ca’s Facebook page Sobriety.ca has a lively facebook page, filled with news and information dealing...
View ArticleDo Electronic Music and Drugs go Hand in Hand?
The electronic music scene does bring to mind a dark room, flashy lights, glow sticks and a few hundred shirtless people dancing to what may seem to many people “the same song all night”. This is...
View ArticleTeenage Substance Abuse: The Signs and How to Help
Seeing the signs of drug use in teens can be extremely difficult as many teenagers who aren’t on drugs behave secretly and moodily. In addition to that, many parents are not ready to admit the...
View ArticleEcstasy May Not Be The Drug We Should Be Worried About
Dr. Perry Kendall, BC’s top health official, has been reported as saying that taking the pure form of ecstasy can be safe for adults, but he does not have an opinion on the legalization of the drug....
View ArticleChet Hanks’ Recovery From Drugs and Alcohol Highlights a Great Personal...
Celebrities are no strangers to alcohol and drug addiction. Nor, it seems, are their children who may or may not be celebrities themselves. Recently Tom Hanks’ son, Chet, revealed that he had spent 50...
View ArticleWhat does your sewage say about your town’s drug habits
Understanding the amount that a certain population is using when it comes to drugs is an important statistic. It helps highlight trends, usage patterns and sheer amounts used, but how are researchers,...
View ArticleAddictions to Cocaine and Amphetamines Linked to Suicidal Thoughts and Actions
Mental health issues don’t mix well with addiction and substance abuse. There has been a well established link between drug and alcohol abuse in conjunction with mental disorders like bi-polar disorder...
View ArticleAt Last! Some Positive Information About Teens and Young Adults and Their...
When it comes to substance abuse, we certainly hear a fair amount of negativity in the news. More kids are smoking pot, more people are abusing prescription drugs, and many more have gone for a cheaper...
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Free Hotlines May Serve Their Purpose in the Recovery Process as a Gateway to...
One of the most difficult situations an addict will face in their addicted life is that of acknowledging they have a problem and seeking the help they need. This isn’t an easy process and many people...
View ArticleA Personal Source of Inspiration For Addicts Everywhere
Inspiration and motivation are such key parts of recovery when it comes to ending the cycle of addiction to drugs and alcohol. It is often asked, however, where this inspiration should come from, and...
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