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 ...

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 ...

Persistent use of drugs such as cocaine and morphine is thought to affect the way the brain prioritises the body’s basic ...

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

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 ...

Stroke can result from various toxic exposures including illicit drugs, with cocaine being one of the more frequently cited agents. Cocaine is known to be an important risk factor for ischemic and ...

Steve says he believes "100%" that taking cocaine and alcohol together caused his death. "To mix a stimulant with a depressant, it muddles your brain up completely and you just don't know where ...

Cocaine is one of the most popular narcotics available. Here's exactly what the drug does to your brain and body.

Paul 'Boom Boom' Cahoon was a 'senior figure' in a gang which trafficked drugs between Liverpool and South Wales ...

cocaine, and nicotine, or behaviors such as gambling. There is evidence that addictive behaviors share key neurobiological features: They intensely involve brain pathways of reward and ...

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) has announced the 2024 Leading Research Achievements by BBRF grantees, prizewinners, and scientific council members. It includes important studies of ...