Most people think addiction means a person has severe withdrawal when not taking alcohol or drugs. But withdrawal symptoms ...

Long-term abuse of cocaine induces compensatory changes in numerous genes associated with brain function. These compensatory changes lead to the appearance of the classic series of withdrawal symptoms ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A new study from the University of Iowa has found a potential target area in the brain that hopes to reduce the cravings people have when they abruptly stop using certain ...

This study is led by Prof. Chaoran Ren (Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan university), Prof. Tifei Yuan (Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School ...

In the realm of drug use, cocaine use disorder (CUD) remains a significant challenge without approved pharmacotherapies. Behaviors like addiction are driven by lasting molecular alterations in brain ...

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific "anti-reward" brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal-driving ...

A new study has provided the first evidence of a link between the gut microbiome and cocaine use and the cravings that follow withdrawal. The findings open the door to potential treatments for drug ...

Study: Molecular and circuit determinants in the globus pallidus mediating control of cocaine-induced behavioral plasticity. Image Credit: Alex Mit / Shutterstock.com Ventral tegmental area dopamine ...

Diane, 57, and Ron Hughes, 65, from Neston, were visiting family in Australia when two helicopters collided mid-air on the Gold Coast on January 2, 2023 ...

A visual circuit related to the habenula mediates the prevention of cocaine relapse by bright light treatment (IMAGE) Science China Press Caption Bright light treatment administered during cocaine ...