Drug Addiction

Published November 2, 2013

Drug Addiction –

Memphis professor probes brain to fight drug addiction

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Photo by Nikki Boertman, The Commercial Appeal. Dr. WenLin Sun says drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease, and has been given a federal grant to study how animal brains get hooked on cocaine. Drug researcher focuses on changes in brain.
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Oreos: Lab rats get hooked

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Can't put down the box of Oreos? Turns out that the white creamy filling is like crack, neurologically speaking. A new Connecticut College study shows that Oreos are as addictive as cocaine, at least for lab rats. Researchers put the rats into a maze …
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Epilepsy Drug, Topiramate, Could Successfully Treat Cocaine Addiction

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Cocaine use is attributed to more U.S. emergency room visits than any other illicit drug. In 2009, 23.5 million people over the age of 12 were treated for an illicit drug or alcohol abuse problem, and only 11.2 percent of them received their treatment …
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