Sentences with phrase «treating cocaine addiction»
Jones added that hope is on the horizon through preclinical trials that are testing several drugs for effectiveness in treating cocaine addiction.
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Schrock: Well, other researchers — I think there is a group at the University of Minnesota — are looking into the possibility of treating cocaine addiction with other kinds of rewards, so that's definitely an area they are going to look into and they also think it has implications for obesity because if sugar is this addicting and if we can treat it like an addiction, we may be able to curb this obesity epidemic.
Jones added that hope is on the horizon through preclinical trials that are testing several amphetamine - like drugs for effectiveness in treating cocaine addiction.
«Not only did CGP3466B help confirm the details of cocaine's action, but it also may become the first drug approved to treat cocaine addiction.»
The experimental therapy, which involves administering a drug currently used in cancer therapy trials, treats cocaine addiction by inhibiting memories responsible for cravings.
Not exact matches
But so far no drug has proven effective in treating any aspect of cocaine addiction.
The two drugs are naltrexone, used to treat alcohol and cocaine addiction, and bupropion (known mainly as Wellbutrin), an antidepressant, which also helps people quit smoking.