This puts the “white” in “Great White.” Move over “Cocaine Bear.” Brazilian scientists have discovered traces of nose candy, ...
Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...
Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion - 10 to 20 percent - of the neurons in the brain's nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction. Though small in numbers, ...
A recent study published has identified a brain protein that may help explain why cocaine addiction is difficult to overcome.