Research Sheds Light on Cocaine Addiction & DNA

November 20th, 2013

Research Sheds Light on Cocaine Addiction & DNA

Thanks to the concerted efforts by the University of Pennsylvania researchers and rats, more progress has been made in understanding addiction — specifically, cocaine addiction and its genetic effects on the brain across generations. In a study led by Mathieu Wimmer, PhD, the male ...

$12 Million in Marijuana and Cocaine Seized from U.S-Mexico Tunnel

November 5th, 2013

$12 Million in Marijuana and Cocaine Seized from U.S-Mexico Tunnel

Three are in custody in conjunction to a San Diego-Tijuana drug tunnel discovered by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force last week. At 35 feet deep, 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide, officials describe the “super tunnel” as the most sophisticated of its kind found in the past two years. Built by one of ...

Can I Get an Ice Cream Coke — I Mean, Cone?

August 7th, 2013

Can I Get an Ice Cream Coke — I Mean, Cone?

An NYC ice cream truck, ran by twenty-year-old part-time student Mina Gatas, offered more than just Klondike bars. Cleverly coined “Operation Snowcone,” a recent police bust uncovered that the driver sold an entirely different kind of “treat” to those in the know: hard narcotics; namely, ...

Mummified Inca Children Reveal Dark, Drug-Filled Secrets

July 31st, 2013

Mummified Inca Children Reveal Dark, Drug-Filled Secrets

In 1999, archaeologists made a startling discovery. On the summit of Llullaillaco, a volcano in Argentina, three young mummies were discovered within a shrine more than 20,000 feet above sea level. Half a millennia later, scientists discover that the “world’s most-well preserved” mummies were ...

Epilepsy Drug Shown to Reduce Cocaine Dependence, Penn Study Reports

July 18th, 2013

Epilepsy Drug Shown to Reduce Cocaine Dependence, Penn Study Reports

Research completed in late June by a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania shows a prospective new use for the drug topiramate, an anticonvulsant drug used to treat epilepsy.

Pizza Deliveryman Accused of Selling Cocaine on the Clock

May 17th, 2013

Pizza Deliveryman Accused of Selling Cocaine on the Clock

In New York City, you just never know who your neighborhood drug dealer might be. It’s tough making an honest living in the city that never sleeps, but some people will do just about anything to get by. This week, a Papa John’s delivery man was arrested for selling more than $40,000 in ...

New Breathalyzer Detects Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, and More

May 10th, 2013

New Breathalyzer Detects Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, and More

The Swedish company SensAbues has unveiled a proprietary breath-testing device which can detect the use of a wide range of drugs, including methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, buprenorphine, methadone, heroin, benzodiazepines, nicotine and more.

April 8th, 2011

Drugs and Their Effects – Stimulants

Among the most prevalent and dangerous stimulant drugs are cocaine, crack, and methamphetamine.  These drugs can be smoked, snorted, injected and swallowed. Cocaine is the third most highly abused type of drug in America (after #1 marijuana and #2 prescription drugs), with 1.9 million users.

June 14th, 2010

Teen Cocaine Use and HIV

A recent study conducted by the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center reports that teens with a history of cocaine use are significantly more likely to have unprotected sex and therefore are more vulnerable to contracting HIV. The study found that not only were teens six times more ...

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