Cocaine

Cocaine addiction can cause erectile dysfunction and more

Posted By Editorial Team, September 04, 2019 at 03:51pm

Cocaine or coke is the most used recreational drug in the world. It is also responsible for the highest number of drug overdose deaths. Read on to know the harmful effects of cocaine.
Exercise can help beat cocaine addiction: Study

Posted By ANI, September 04, 2019 at 09:18am

According to a recent study, regular aerobic exercise can decrease stress-induced cocaine-seeking behaviour.
Addicted to cocaine? This new gene therapy may help you overcome

Posted By Sreemoyee Chatterjee, September 18, 2018 at 09:42pm

This new method can help you overcome cocaine addiction and prevent deaths due to overdose of cocaine, thanks to the scientists who have used gene therapy via skin.
Brain-derived neurotrophic factors reduce cocaine relapse

Posted By ANI, August 04, 2018 at 12:47pm

Cocaine relapse can now be significantly reduced with the help of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).
Decision-making may predict future drug addiction, says study

Posted By Agencies, April 24, 2018 at 01:55pm

Know how future drug addiction is linked to decision making
New pathway to reverse the effects of cocaine on heart found

Posted By Agencies, February 27, 2018 at 06:16pm

If you are in rehabilitation then this is good news for you.
Children of mothers who took cocaine during pregnancy twice as likely to develop subtance abuse by teenage

Posted By Agencies, May 04, 2017 at 10:55am

Cocaine is toxic to a foetal brain as it restricts blood flow and alters the expression of genes.
Highly caffeinated drinks may affect your brain similar to taking cocaine

Posted By Agencies, October 25, 2016 at 05:28pm

Drinking highly caffeinated beverages triggers changes in the adolescent brain which are similar to taking cocaine.
Study says hypocretin, a molecule in the brain may drive cocaine addiction

Posted By Agencies, August 11, 2016 at 02:30pm

Increased levels of a molecule in the brain, called hypocretin, may contribute to cocaine addiction, new research has found.
Here's what happens when you take weed, cocaine, LSD, charas, meth or heroin

Posted By Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti, August 09, 2016 at 10:38am

Here's how long drugs like weed, LSD, meth, heroin, hash/charas and cocaine stay in the body and their side-effects.
Study says regular drug-use may hinder your ability to choose between right and wrong

Posted By Agencies, July 14, 2016 at 12:47pm

Regular drug users can have difficulty choosing between right and wrong, perhaps because the specific parts of their brains used for moral processing and evaluating emotions are damaged by their prolonged drug habits, says a study.
How many people in Punjab are drug addicts? : 16% or - as Deputy CM says - 0.06%?

Posted By Agencies, June 18, 2016 at 03:51pm

'Out of the 2.77 crore population of the state, only 0.06 per cent was found abusing drugs, which is the lowest percentage across the nation,' said Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Scientists identify brain cells that reduce effect of cocaine

Posted By Agencies, May 21, 2016 at 10:07am

Researchers have discovered a type of brain cells that play a key role in reducing the effects of cocaine on the brain.
An anti-cocaine vaccine to be a reality soon

Posted By Agencies, May 09, 2016 at 05:30pm

Cocaine addicts may soon have a cure for their unhealthy dependence as a team of Indian-American scientists has developed a vaccine to treat this addiction for the first time.
Here’s all that you need to know about drug addiction in Punjab

Posted By Anuradha Varanasi, April 24, 2016 at 04:09pm

While the trailer of the movie, Udta Punjab, which stars Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Alia Bhatt has been released today, here s how drug abuse is really affecting the youth in Punjab.
Study says cocaine and alcohol users at 2.4 times higher risk of committing suicide

Posted By Agencies, April 11, 2016 at 10:15am

Using cocaine and alcohol together at the same time can lead to an increased risk of committing a suicide, warns a study.
Cocaine users six times more likely to suffer a stroke

Posted By Agencies, March 20, 2016 at 12:21pm

A new study has found that cocaine users are six times more likely to have a stroke every time they take the drug.
Diabetic drug may help treat cocaine addiction

Posted By Agencies, February 11, 2016 at 03:32pm
Scientists identify the drug that help cocaine users quit

Posted By Agencies, January 13, 2016 at 06:26pm

A drug used to treat paracetamol overdose may be able to help individuals who want to break their addiction and stop their damaging cocaine seeking habits, new research has found.
Find out how cocaine gives us a high

Posted By Agencies, November 30, 2015 at 03:28pm

The burst of energy that comes with a cocaine high is a rather accurate reflection of what is going on in the brain of users, a study has found.