Medications
First smartphone app to detect opioid overdose and its precursors
At least 115 people die every day in the U.S. after overdosing on opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Jan 9, 2019
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Neuroscience
Helping the brain prune bad habits—Fasudil promotes goal-directed behavior in mice
A drug that stimulates neuron pruning can nudge mice away from habit-driven behaviors when combined with retraining, neuroscientists have found.
Nov 30, 2017
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Addiction
Protein links alcohol abuse and changes in brain's reward center
When given access to alcohol, over time mice develop a pattern similar to what we would call "problem drinking" in people, but the brain mechanisms that drive this shift have been unclear. Now a team of UC San Francisco researchers ...
Sep 8, 2017
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Neuroscience
In rats that can't control glutamate, cocaine is less rewarding, staving off relapse
Rats missing a neuroreceptor that controls the release of the neurotransmitter glutamate are less amenable to the rewarding effects of cocaine, increasing their chance of kicking the habit once addicted, researchers from ...
Jul 11, 2017
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Addiction
Researchers say U.S. policies on drugs and addiction could use a dose of neuroscience
Tens of thousands of Americans die from drug overdoses every year – around 50,000 in 2015 – and the number has been steadily climbing for at least the last decade and a half, according to the National Institute on Drug ...
Jun 23, 2017
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Neuroscience
Rat study reveals long-term effects of adolescent amphetamine abuse on the brain
A study of rats given regular, high doses of amphetamine finds that those exposed to the drug at an age corresponding to human adolescence experience long-term changes in brain function that persist into adulthood.
Mar 30, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Harder-to-abuse OxyContin doesn't stop illicit use
A reformulation of OxyContin that makes it harder to abuse has curtailed the drug's illicit use. But some 25 percent of drug abusers entering rehab said they still abused the prescription painkiller despite package labeling ...
Mar 11, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study details how cocaine really works in the brain, suggests possibile addiction treatment
A research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a mechanism in the brain that is key to making cocaine seem pleasurable, a finding that could lead to a drug treatment for fighting addiction.
Feb 4, 2015
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Medical research
The dopamine transporter: Researchers study a common link between addiction and neurological disease
Recent published research in the Journal of Clinical Investigation demonstrates how changes in dopamine signaling and dopamine transporter function are linked to neurological and psychiatric diseases, including early-onset ...
Jul 22, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New 'magnifying glass' helps spot delinquency risks
Drug abuse, acts of rampage – what's really the matter with kids today? While there are many places to lay blame – family, attitude, peers, school, community – a new study shows that those risks vary in intensity from ...
May 6, 2014
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