A 52-year-old man has knocked his decade-long cocaine addiction on the head after receiving weight-loss injections. The jab ...

Thanks to the power of optogenetics, researchers in Switzerland have not only established the first causal link between cocaine-induced changes to brain cells and altered physical behavior, they have ...

The findings - the first to show cocaine's impact on the brain - will add to growing alarm about its long-term effects. Recent years have seen a massive increase in the drug's use in Britain ...

both short- and long-term. Some of the most significant include: Since pink cocaine is a combination of multiple drugs, its effects are unpredictable, and risks vary depending on the substances ...

Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that heightens alertness, attention, and energy levels. It is classified as a stimulant and has both short- and long-term effects on the mind and body.

BACKGROUND: Although the cardiac complications of cocaine abuse have received widespread attention, the prevalence of cardiac abnormalities in asymptomatic long-term cocaine abusers is unknown.

The psychological effects of pink cocaine are profound and varied due ... and regular use can lead to dependence and a range ...

We postulate that, because dopamine and serotonin both mediate schizophrenia symptoms and underlie the reinforcing effects of cocaine, the use of cocaine among individuals with schizophrenia may ...