The consensus among neuroscientists is that hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, exert their powerful ...

Cocaine can kill the brain cells that allow users to get 'high' on the drug, say scientists. They have discovered the first direct evidence that cocaine may be lethal to key cells in the brain's ...

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Taking cocaine just once can trigger dramatic changes in the brain, causing memory loss and leaving the user addicted, researchers have found. The drug can 'hijack' normal memory function ...

After they're released by brain cells to send out their signal, they're taken up again by special receptors on that cell. Cocaine blocks those receptors, effectively shutting off this normal ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims cocaine is no worse than alcohol, arguing its illegality is due to its origin in ...

We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit. Addiction hijacks the brain’s neural pathways. Scientists are ...

A Brazilian-developed vaccine against cocaine addiction is almost ready for public distribution. The drug, named Calixcoca, “would block the effects on the brain,” according to the researchers ...

Heavy users become addicted, with significant negative impacts on the brain. Cocaine causes a buildup of dopamine in the brain by preventing its recycling back into the cells that release it ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Cocaine is one of the most popular narcotics available. Here's exactly what the drug does to your brain and body. Produced by Delano Samuels Follow BI Video ...