A doctor from the University of Palermo in Italy has published a case study of an adult cocaine user who experienced reduced withdrawal symptoms when given GLP-1 therapy. In the case study published ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A new study from the University of Iowa has found a potential target area in the brain that hopes to reduce the cravings people have when they abruptly stop using certain ...

Long-term abuse of cocaine induces compensatory changes in numerous genes associated with brain function. These compensatory changes lead to the appearance of the classic series of withdrawal symptoms ...

A team of pharmaceutical researchers at Novartis Biomedical Research, working with an international team of associates, has found that the drug mavoglurant can reduce use in people with cocaine use ...

Chronic cocaine use can induce cocaine-related cerebropathy, particularly in patients with increased risk for neurodegenerative processes. Chronic cocaine use is associated with an increased risk for ...

Substance withdrawal is the process the body goes through after discontinuing or reducing the amount of an addictive substance (e.g., nicotine, alcohol, opiates, and other drugs). Withdrawal symptoms ...