Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

Cocaine is a stimulant drug and highly addictive. Using cocaine can cause changes to the brain, such as in the reward system, resulting in a buildup of dopamine and making it difficult for someone to ...

Cocaine is a psychostimulant drug that increases euphoria, energy, sociability, and mental alertness, improves physical and intellectual performance, decreases sleep, and decreases appetite. So, it is ...

The effects of cocaine vary depending on the intake method and dose. A single dose of cocaine can cause hypersensitivity, alertness, or paranoia. It may be fatal if people overdose or mix the drug ...

Upon the recent death of the luminous Diane Keaton, forever “Annie Hall,” I found myself reflecting on the cocaine epidemic epitomized by that movie, because, now, cocaine is back, but more lethal, ...

Linda Perrotti, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at UTA and senior author of the study in the journal Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior that finally validates what scientists ...

Cocaine use may lead to a dopamine surplus in your brain, possibly resulting in long-term complications like depression and mental health issues. The substance may also indirectly contribute to ...

The drug semaglutide—licensed for diabetes under Ozempic and weight loss under Wegovy—could help to reduce cocaine addiction. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and the University ...

Pink cocaine is a new designer drug. It’s typically a powdery mix of ketamine and illegal substances likely dyed with food coloring. Sometimes it may have a sweet smell, like strawberries. The drug, ...