Experimental Fingerprint Test Can Distinguish between Those Who Have Taken or Handled Cocaine
An experimental fingerprint detection approach can identify traces of cocaine on human skin, even after someone has washed their hands
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Study Contests Use of Smoked Cannabis in Treatment of Cocaine Addiction
Researchers in Brazil evaluated cocaine and crack addicts undergoing rehabilitation for six months and observed a higher relapse rate and worse cognitive impairment among patients who smoked cannabis to try to mitigate their craving for cocaine
Large Scale Study of Cocaine Users Leads to Breakthrough in Drug Testing
A rapid and highly sensitive fingerprint test has been developed that can take just seconds to confirm whether someone has used cocaine
Regular Energy Drink Use Linked to Later Drug Use among Young Adults
UMD study is first long-term study to explore patterns of energy drink consumption
Researchers Reveal New Test for Cocaine in Urine and Oral Fluid
The test could lead to rapid, low cost roadside testing for cocaine use
University of Kentucky Awarded $6 Million to Further Develop Treatment for Cocaine Abuse
Project will help push a promising new therapy for overdose and addiction closer to clinical trials
Are Fish Getting High on Cocaine?
Drugs in wastewater contaminate sources of drinking water.
What’s on Your Dollar Bill?
DART co-inventor discusses the crazy things found on paper money since company first started looking at currency.
Researchers Win $3.9 Million in Grants to Study Brain Regions that Suppress Cocaine and Alcohol Cravings
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded two grants to study brain mechanisms that actively suppress relapse associated with cocaine and alcohol addiction.
Creating a Treatment for Cocaine Addiction
Unlike other drug addictions, there are no pharmacological treatments for cocaine dependence. According to Arizona State University School of Life Sciences professor Janet Neisewander, it’s because cocaine addiction is tricky.