Addiction
Hormonal fluctuations make women particularly sensitive, compared to men, to the addictive properties of cocaine, according to a new study.
Research suggests addicts could use cannabis as “an exit drug to reduce the use of substances that are potentially more harmful.”
Researchers infected "alcoholic" mice with a genetically-engineered virus, demonstrating the possibility for a potential treatment option.
Applying nanotechnology to acupuncture may help treat alcohol and cocaine addictions.
"Our experiments show that it might be possible to use methamphetamine to treat meth addiction itself, by associating drug usage with a stimuli that's not harmful: exercise.”
Researchers found that genetic risks for both schizophrenia and depression were linked with cannabis and cocaine use, for example.
Seven years ago, opioid fatalities overtook car fatalities in the US, and now the same phenomenon is happening in England.
How does the popular anti-overdose drug work?