Treatment for Cocaine Addiction Targets Relapse

Treatment for cocaine addiction targets relapse

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An experimental drug called nepicastat shows promise in helping treat cocaine addiction, based on its ability to stave off relapse-like behavior in animals trained to give themselves cocaine. The National Institute on Drug Abuse is beginning a clinical …
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In a first, NYPD plans to ask pharmacies to stock GPS pill bottles to track

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“When pills become too expensive, addicts are known to resort to cheaper drugs such as heroin and cocaine. They turn to crime to support their habit.” The NYPD has begun creating a database of the roughly 6,000 pharmacies in the New York City area with …
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'Eight Is Enough' cast: Where are they now, 30 years later?

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For five seasons audiences watched the Bradford family" fill their lives with love." But which Bradford found fame on Broadway? … Susan battled drug addiction, and did not participate in a 2010 cast reunion. She was most recently reported to be …
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New Year, New Hope: Anti-Pilfering Product Wins Top Technology Award for

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This year, The Locking Cap team is determined to work even harder to help save the lives of millions by preventing adolescent prescription drug abuse. … CAP-N-LOCK specializes in family safety product design, development, manufacturing and marketing.
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