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Most people wouldn't think twice after seeing sugar spilled on a counter. But for someone with a history of cocaine use, this visual cue could trigger powerful associations with their past drug use and a compulsive urge to ...
Aug 9, 2024
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Substance use disorder is a major concern with few therapeutic options. In 2019, close to 20.4 million people were diagnosed with substance use disorder, and nearly 71,000 people died of an overdose, with cocaine and methamphetamine ...
Aug 8, 2024
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You have probably heard of dopamine. The substance also known as the "feel-good hormone."
Aug 7, 2024
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In the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid-related deaths cut the nation's average life expectancy at birth by eight months, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional Health–Americas. The findings ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes.
Jul 15, 2024
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A new study led by Thomas Jefferson University researchers has found that American currency carries much more than germs on its surface. The study used a new method of analysis to examine one-dollar bills collected from 13 ...
May 22, 2024
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A simple and convenient method to collect drug use data from the surface of a smartphone has been revealed for the first time in a new study published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). By helping clinicians ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Mount Sinai researchers, in collaboration with scientists at The Rockefeller University, have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing systems. Published online ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Australian Rules Football and illicit drugs have been in the media for all the wrong reasons recently.
Apr 3, 2024
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new generation of high-performance DNA aptamers and highly accurate drug sensors for cocaine and other opioids. The sensors are drug-specific and can detect ...
Mar 4, 2024
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