A new study published in European Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that semaglutide, a drug already used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, may also help reduce cocaine use, drug-seeking behavior, ...

Study: Molecular and circuit determinants in the globus pallidus mediating control of cocaine-induced behavioral plasticity. Image Credit: Alex Mit / Shutterstock.com Ventral tegmental area dopamine ...

Scientists in Brazil are developing the first vaccine against cocaine addiction. The potentially miraculous jab, named Calixcoca, is designed to trigger an immune response that blocks the drug from ...

UC San Diego School of Medicine and Salk Institute for Biological Studies researchers have created an atlas of the amygdala, a structure within the brain that plays a crucial role in controlling ...

Since it went on sale in January, "Should've Been Dead: Lessons from a crack addict who broke free," has sold nearly a 1,000 copies. Rory Londer and Sweta Patel. Londer was a drug addict for 17 years, ...

A study in eNeuro finds that impulsivity does not predict cocaine addiction, but prolonged drug use alters brain circuits and heightens impulsive behavior. Study: Cocaine self-administration increases ...

Tatum Veatch spent nearly two years as a member of the Full Circle, an enthusiastic sobriety program for teens and young adults. She’s one of 64 people in Kansas and Missouri alleging these groups ...