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Researchers may have an answer in treating cocaine overdose cases. A news release shares information about scientists from Scripps Research Institute who believe they have found a vaccine that could prevent overdoses, specifically those involving cocaine. ...

It may seem that a book detailing the experimentation and addiction to cocaine by two respected men of science, Sigmund Freud and William Halsted, would be a dry account of the obsessive pursuits by long-dead individuals. As such, one could come to the conclusion that there's nothing new that can be gleaned from such an account. ...

People get vaccinated to prevent diseases such as measles, smallpox and the flu. But could there be a vaccine one day that helps prevent people from continuing a life of drug addiction? ...

Harm reduction is a controversial strategy designed to minimize the negative consequences of drug abuse. The underlying philosophy of harm reduction is that drug abuse is an inevitable part of our world and that there are certain ways to use drugs that are safer than others. ...

Coloradans and their marijuana usage have grown from previous surveys in 2007-2008 and are up three percentage points from the most recent survey. The number of young adults in Colorado who claim to have used marijuana in the past year was up to 38.5% compared to 29.1% nationally, among 137,000 people interviewed in 2008-2009. Coloradans have a higher than average use of alcohol, binge drinking, cocaine and ...

At first blush, the terms "cocaine addiction" and "Chinese medicine" do not really seem to go together. However, one set of researchers at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy hope to prove that the terms get along quite nicely indeed. The group has just received over $3.5 million in grant money from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Avant-Garde award i ...

Patients seeking a way to overcome addiction may turn to physicians and treatments for help. For a number of years, the drug disulfiram has been used to help patients avoid alcohol. The drug is an effective deterrent as it creates a fierce hangover for the individual who uses it and consumes even a small drink of alcohol due to its interference with the body’s ability to metabolize the substance. ...

Exercise may help adolescents and young adults avoid the temptations of cocaine, says a new study. The study, conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, showed that daily physical exercise during adolescence decreases a desire for cocaine in young adult rats. ...

Cocaine addiction may not be something anyone would set out to develop, but the reality is that too many people have developed this addiction and lives are lost as a result. Doctors and scientists continue to focus on research to better understand the addiction and potential treatments, but there is still much work to do. ...

Cocaine addiction can ruin a life or end it completely. With such dire consequences, those suffering with the addiction must seek effective treatment. Now, a new regimen of memory-boosting medication and behavioral therapy is being studied to measure its effectiveness in helping cocaine addicts to stay clean. ...