drugs of abuse

4-Year-Old Brought Crack Cocaine to Philadelphia Preschool

...  4-year-old in Philadelphia brought eight bags of crack cocaine and $ 173 in cash to preschool and showed it to his classmates. According to local … Its not PC, I do not use PC it is for liars and… Continue reading →

R. Douglas Wilkerson, [1944-2013]; Research Administrator at UT Taught …

...  at UT taught … He was among the few researchers in the mid-1980s to study the cardiovascular effects of cocaine use, Mr. Schlender said. After basketball star Len Bias, 22, died of an apparent cocaine-induced heart attack, the National… Continue reading →

Oreos as 'addictive' as Cocaine in Lab Rat Study

...  as 'addictive' as cocaine in lab rat study "Taken together, these finding support the hypothesis that consumption of high fat/sugar foods can lead to addictive behaviors and can activate the brain in a similar manner as drugs of abuse… Continue reading →

Heroin Use on the Rise

...  There was no special treatment in jail as she went through withdrawal. Read more on Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette At 65, Bobby Orr is focused on doing good — quietly “No one does superstar like Bobby Orr,'' said Derek Sanderson, a… Continue reading →

Oreos Are as Addictive as Cocaine

...  major Jamie Honohan came up with the idea for a study, which dug into the effects of high-fat and high-sugar foods on the brain. The conclusions: The brain goes wilder for Oreos than for drugs, and the two are… Continue reading →

Enzymatic Pathway Common to Drugs of Abuse Could Lead to New Treatment …

...  Pathway Common To Drugs Of Abuse Could Lead To New Treatment … This press release is in support of a presentation by Dr. Jocelyne Caboche on Sunday Oct. 6 at the 26th ECNP Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The extracellular-signal… Continue reading →