In the October 28, 2020 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and the National Institutes of Health […]
Not yesterday’s cocaine: Death toll rising from tainted drug
A pain pill prescription for nerve damage revived Gwendolyn Barton’s long-dormant addiction last year, awakening fears she would slip back into smoking crack cocaine. She’d […]
Man Learns the Hard Way That Mixing Pufferfish and Cocaine Is a Very Bad Idea
A combination of cocaine and toxic pufferfish liver sent a Florida man to the emergency room, according to a new case report. The liver from […]
How exercise could help fight drug addiction
The siren call of addictive drugs can be hard to resist, and returning to the environment where drugs were previously taken can make resistance that […]
Cocaine Cut With Anti-Worming Drug May Cause Brain Damage
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 — Cocaine is often cut with the anti-worming drug levamisole — and the combination is linked to brain damage, Swiss researchers […]