Format
Scientific article
Original Language

English

Country
United Kingdom
Keywords
cocaine
brain function
treatment
addiction
receptors

A Scientific Development for the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction?

A new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry claims that one’s desire for cocaine may be reduced by blocking signalling from a specific system in the brain primarily responsible for promoting wakefulness and appetite.

The lead author of the paper notes: “The results of the study would suggest that the hypocretin system could be considered a pharmacological target, with hopes that a medication designed to target hypocretin receptors could be used in combination with cognitive behavioural therapies as part of a cocaine abuse treatment strategy.”

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