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Cocaine and the Brain: Can Weakened Drug-Related Memories Treat Drug Addiction? By Cheryl Steinberg It’s clear by now that drugs have intense effects on brain chemistry and structure. It’s also come to light, as we’ve recently reported, that memory might play a profound role in substance abuse and addiction. In fact,... Learn More

Study May Pinpoint the Part of Brain That Triggers Addiction A new study has identified a part of brain that could trigger addiction. This is the same part of the brain that processes emotion. The new findings of a new study were published in the latest issue of the Journal of... Learn More

In the News: OTC Supplement May Support Sobriety [caption id="attachment_10132" align="aligncenter" width="300"] via http://guardianlv.com/[/caption] Early clinical studies are showing that there’s promise in the use of an over-the-counter supplement for supporting abstinence from cocaine, nicotine, and cannabis. NAC, or N-acetylcysteine, is a readily accessible supplement that breaks down... Learn More

Bizarre Addiction Treatments: Curing Meth Addiction Through Removal of Memory Researchers in Florida say they have now demonstrated a method in mice that disrupts unwanted memories while leaving the rest untouched. The results, which were published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, reveal that such a discovery is not fiction, but... Learn More

Question: How long does it take to get “addicted?” This is a difficult question to answer because it depends on what is meant by “addicted.” If we’re talking about physical dependence, meaning that once you have been using a drug for some time and then try to stop, you... Learn More

Your Brain On Drugs: Inhalants Your brain on drugs: Inhalants Inhalants are chemical vapors that people inhale to get high. They are also known as air blasts, aimies/ames/amys, bagging, bolt, boppers, bullet, climax, glading, gluing, hardware, hippie crack, huffing, kick, medusa, pearls, poor man’s pot,... Learn More

Your Brain on Drugs: Cocaine Your Brain on Drugs: Cocaine Cocaine is a powerful stimulant drug. It increases alertness, causes feelings of euphoria, and enhances energy. Anxiety, paranoia, and restlessness are common, with tremors and convulsions occurring at higher doses. Three routes of administration are... Learn More

How Alcohol Affects the Brain Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs, but few people understand how alcohol affects the brain. Alcohol doesn’t only affect the brain during drinking but also the next day and for regular drinkers - over a lifetime. We... Learn More

Cocaine and the Brain: Can Weakened Drug-Related Memories Treat Drug Addiction?

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