June 2003, Volume 18, Number 1

• New Animal Model Simulates Human Exposure, Confirms Harm From Prenatal Cocaine
  
• Joint Treatment of PTSD and Cocaine Abuse May Reduce Severity of Both Disorders
  
• Researchers Probe for Clues to ADHD Medications’ Protective Effects
  
  

March 2003, Volume 17, Number 6

• Cocaine’s Effect on Blood Components May Be Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke
  
  

January 2003, Volume 17, Number 5

• Study Finds Significant Mental Deficits in Toddlers Exposed to Cocaine Before Birth
  
• Social Environment Appears Linked to Biological Changes in Dopamine System, May Influence Vulnerability to Cocaine Addiction
  
  

October 2002, Volume 17, Number 3

• Study Opens Promising New Approach to Developing Medications To Prevent Relapse to Cocaine Use
  
  

May 2002, Volume 17, Number 2

• Cocaine’s Effects on Cerebral Blood Flow Differ Between Men and Women
  
  

February 2002, Volume 16, Number 6

• Blood Pressure Medication May Improve Cocaine Treatment Results in Patients With Severe Withdrawal Symptoms
  
  

December 2001, Volume 16, Number 5

• Methamphetamine, Cocaine Abusers Have Different Patterns of Drug Use, Suffer Different Cognitive Impairments
  
• Altered Cellular Activity May Be First Step in Progression to Cocaine Addiction
  
  

October 2001, Volume 16, Number 4

• Biochemical Brain Abnormality Found in School-Age Children Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine
  
  

August 2001, Volume 16, Number 3

• Even Modest Cocaine Use May Cause Brain Changes That Could Contribute to Addiction
  
  

May 2001, Volume 16, Number 2

• Cues for Cocaine and Normal Pleasures Activate Common Brain Sites
  
  

March 2001, Volume 16, Number 1

• Alcohol-Treatment Medication May Help Reduce Cocaine Abuse Among Heroin Treatment Patients
  
• Large Study Expands Probe of Disulfiram’s Effects on Cocaine Use
  
  

October 2000, Volume 15, Number 5

• Nicotine Craving and Heavy Smoking May Contribute to Increased Use of Cocaine and Heroin
  
  

August 2000, Volume 15, Number 3

• Cocaine, Marijuana, and Heroin Abuse Up, Methamphetamine Abuse Down
  
  

March 2000, Volume 15, Number 1

• Some Cocaine Abusers Fare Better With Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy, Others With 12-Step Programs
  
• Nicotine Medication Also Reduces Craving in Cocaine Addicts
  
  

March 2000, Volume 14, Number 6

• Potential Cocaine Medications Show Effectiveness Against Psychosis, Seizures
  
  

December 1999, Volume 14, Number 5

• Combining Drug Counseling Methods Proves Effective in Treating Cocaine Addiction
  
  

September 1999, Volume 14, Number 3

• Research Shows Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Are Subtle But Significant
  
• NIDA Studies Clarify Developmental Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure
  
  

August 1999, Volume 14, Number 2

• Cocaine’s Pleasurable Effects May Involve Multiple Chemical Sites In the Brain
  
• Blood-borne Medications Could Intercept Drugs Before They Reach the Brain
  
  

March 1999, Volume 13, Number 6

• Coping Skills Help Patients Recognize and Resist the Urge to Use Cocaine
  
• Compounds May Treat Cocaine-induced Heart Disease
  
  

February 1999, Volume 13, Number 5

• Cocaine Activates Different Brain Regions for Rush Versus Craving
  
• Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Costs at Least $352 Million Per Year
  
  

July 1998, Volume 13, Number 3

• Cocaine Abuse May Lead To Strokes and Mental Deficits
  
  

July 1998, Volume 13, Number 2

• Brain Scans Open Window To View Cocaine’s Effects on the Brain
  
  

June 1998, Volume 13, Number 1

• MERIT Awardee Examines Long-Term Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure in Rats
  
  

May/June 1997, Volume 12, Number 3

• Compounds Show Strong Promise for Treating Cocaine Addiction
  
  

November/December 1996, Volume 11, Number 5

• NIDA Brain Imaging Research Links Cue-Induced Craving to Structures Involved in Memory
  
  

September/October 1996, Volume 11, Number 4

• Type A or B? Classification May Help in TreatingCocaine Abuse
  
• Anxiety and Stress Found to Promote Cocaine Use in Rats
  
  

May/June 1996, Volume 11, Number 3

• NIDA-Funded Studies Shed Light on Neurobiology of Drug Craving
  
  

March/April 1996, Volume 11, Number 2

• Rats Immunized Against Effects of Cocaine
  
  

January/February 1996, Volume 11, Number 1

• Cocaine Affects Men and Women Differently, NIDA Study Shows
  
  

November/December 1995, Volume 10, Number 6

• Studying the Effects of Drugs in Humans
  
• Molecular Pharmacology, Brain Scans, and Human Attention Spans
  
  

September/October 1995, Volume 10, Number 5

• Progress and Potential Mark NIDA’s Search for a Cocaine Treatment Medication
  
• Inner-City Cocaine Abusers in Baltimore Respond to Voucher-Based Treatment
  
• Voucher System Is Effective Tool in Treating Cocaine Abuse
  
• NIDA Workshops Advance Clinical Trials of Cocaine Treatment Medications
  
• New Strategy Would Neutralize Cocaine in the Bloodstream
  
• NIDA-Supported Scientists Identify Receptor Associated with Cocaine Abuse
  
  

March/April 1995, Volume 10, Number 2

• 31% of New York Murder Victims Had Cocaine in Their Bodies
  
  

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