A Scientific Development for the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction?
Submitted by Ally
- 20 March 2017
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.”