After confirming that cocaine activates a fruit fly’s bitter-sensing taste receptors, Rothenfluh and Philyaw switched off those nerves. Once deactivated, there was little to stop the flies from ...

Researchers have created fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies will self-administer cocaine if given the option. Flies and humans react to cocaine in similar ways, and are likely ...

The mechanism by which a person takes cocaine also matters. Topical cocaine, for example, has a shorter half-life than other methods of administration, such as snorting.

This novel mechanism may point to new treatments for cocaine use disorder, for which there are no current pharmacotherapies.” Reference: Wood DJ, Tsvetkov E, Comte-Walters S, et al. Epigenetic control ...

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While scientists seem to love giving cocaine to rats, 27 rodents getting high (for the first time) on the lab's supply uncovers intriguing insights into how some individuals appear wired for ...

Cocaine export revenues rose to $18.2 billion in 2022 from $12.4 billion in 2021, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Economics, which predicted that they would surpass oil revenues, the country ...

They then began studies with the aim of using this mechanism, which we can call a self-defensive mechanism of the organism, to help people with addictions to cocaine and its derivatives, such as ...

The biggest increases have been seen since about 2019. Cocaine and methamphetamine are stimulant drugs, whereas opioids, such as heroin and methadone, are depressants.

They found that response inhibition for cocaine was impaired by blocking a specific type of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, known as M 2 Rs, with an experimental drug called AFDX-116, and not ...