A Legal Addiction…

Published August 20, 2012

A legal addiction… – I remembered to post this ahead of time… Why is nicotine legal while the equally addictive cocaine and heroin are illegal? www.wired.com

Cracking Catalyst Pharma

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CPP-109 for the treatment of addiction to cocaine, methÂamÂphetÂaÂmine and other addictive substances. CPP-109 is Catalyst Pharma's version of Vigabatrin, an antiepilepsy drug approved in the United Kingdom in 1989. CPP-109 works by increasing the …
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Two-Drug Combo Against Cocaine

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George Koob, PhD, chair of the Scripps Research Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders, led an experiment to see if a two-drug combination would work against cocaine addiction. While this study was performed on rats and has not been …
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How One Shot Could Stop Drug Addiction

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Specifically, Crystal's group is working to halt addiction to cocaine and nicotine using specially created vaccines. Vaccines could be given to addicts in recovery to stop their high if they relapse. [Read about the potential impacts of drug vaccines …
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