Addiction
Study shows rising age of first drug use in teens, young adults
The average age at which teens and young adults start using drugs has been rising, according to a study published today in JAMA Pediatrics.
Mar 02, 2020
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News tagged with cocaine exposure
Neuroscience
Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression
Chronic cocaine use changes gene expression in the hippocampus, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci.
Sep 02, 2019
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Addiction
Prenatal cocaine exposure increases risk of higher teen drug use, trouble coping with stress and likelihood of addiction
While the crack cocaine epidemic peaked in the late 1980's, its effects are still causing harm to an estimated 3 million teenagers and young adults exposed to the stimulant in the womb.
May 03, 2017
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Neuroscience
Mouse studies offer new insights about cocaine's effect on the brain
Cocaine is one of the most addictive substances known to man, and for good reason: By acting on levels of the "feel-good" chemical dopamine, it produces a tremendous sensation of euphoria.
Feb 15, 2017
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Addiction
Social work researchers links prenatal cocaine exposure to adolescents engaging in sex by age 15
Since 1994, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have studied mothers—some who used cocaine while pregnant and others who did not—to understand how the drug affected their children's cognitive and social development.
Jul 09, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
More evidence for possible link between cocaine use and HIV infection
New UCLA research offers further evidence that cocaine use disrupts the immune system, making people who use it more likely to become infected with HIV.
Jun 18, 2015
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Neuroscience
Functional brain organization of newborns altered by prenatal cocaine exposure
A new study by UNC researchers, based on MRI brain scans of 152 infants, found disruptions in functional connectivity within part of the amygdala-prefrontal network - a pathway thought to play an important role in arousal ...
Apr 07, 2015
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Pediatrics
Baby cries show evidence of cocaine exposure during pregnancy
A new study conducted by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers provides the first known evidence of how a similar acoustic characteristic in the cry sounds of human infants and rat pups may be used to ...
Oct 22, 2014
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Addiction
Mother's behavior has strong effect on cocaine-exposed children
It is not only prenatal drug exposure, but also conditions related to drug use that can influence negative behavior in children, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.
Oct 06, 2014
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Neuroscience
The yin and yang of overcoming cocaine addiction
Yaoying Ma says that biology, by nature, has a yin and a yang—a push and a pull. Addiction, particularly relapse, she finds, is no exception.
Sep 04, 2014
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