Brain's 'Dark Side' as Key to Cocaine Addiction

Published July 8, 2013

Brain's 'dark side' as key to cocaine addiction

Filed under: cocaine effects on the brain

In experiments with rats, the TSRI researchers found signs that cocaine-induced changes in this brain system contribute to anxiety-like behavior and other unpleasant symptoms of drug withdrawal — symptoms that typically drive an addict to keep using … Read more on Science Daily (press release)

Can Ritalin Help Cure Sex Addicts?

Filed under: cocaine effects on the brain

A recently reported study using Ritalin on cocaine addicted people measured its effects on the brain in those areas involved in addiction. According to a review of the study the researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York quoting one of … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)