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