After opioids, cocaine emerges as ‘enemy number one’ in overdose deaths. Here’s what you need to know

Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson is seeing more drug deaths from cocaine than opioids, marking a new phase ...

‘Enemy number one’: Cocaine now deadlier than fentanyl in Cuyahoga County

Cocaine is now killing more people in Cuyahoga County than opioids, a shift that Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson says ...
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Anti-reward brain circuit may hold key to treating cocaine addiction

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific "anti-reward" brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal-driving ...
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Medical Board suspends Texas doctor after testing positive for cocaine

HOUSTON, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Medical Board has temporarily suspended the medical license of a Houston doctor for “appearing impaired” during several surgeries. Dr. Nathan Robert Starke ...
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Scientists hooking flies on cocaine to study addiction: Reports

(NewsNation) — Scientists in recent days have been having flies taste cocaine to build a model to study the disorder and work towards better therapies, a report said. The researchers used Drosophila ...