A new study published in the journal Addiction Neuroscience provides evidence that cannabidiol may help prevent the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion — 10 to 20 percent — of the neurons in the brain’s nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction. Though ...

A small trial of an experimental vaccine designed to stop cocaine reaching the brain suggests that it helps reduce the drug’s use. Over a 32-week trial involving monthly injections, the urine of seven ...

Cocaine shark. I’m not talking about a budget horror movie but a peek into how our global drug habits have long-lasting consequences. Last year, a group of scientists took to the waters off the coast ...