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Program Helps Troubled Boys Reduce Substance Abuse

Chronically delinquent boys in Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care reduced their substance abuse more than boys assigned to Community Group Care.

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New Class of Regulators for Addiction Genes

New studies show that microRNAs, snippets of RNA implicated in a wide variety of biological processes, are involved in promoting and inhibiting cocaine addiction. The findings could pave a new path for the development of anti-addiction therapies.

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Disruption of Neuron Production in Adult Rats Increases Cocaine Taking

Drug abuse may diminish production of new neurons in the brain’s hippocampus and thereby increase vulnerability to drug addiction.

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La cocaína

Descripción breve

La cocaína es un estimulante sumamente adictivo que afecta directamente al sistema nervioso central. Las principales vías de administración de la cocaína son oral, nasal, intravenosa y pulmonar. "Crack" es el polvo de clorhidrato de cocaína que ha sido procesado para hacer una roca de cristal que genera vapores que se fuman.

Nombres de la calle

En español se conoce como "coca", "nieve", "dama blanca" o "talco". Algunos de sus nombres en inglés son "coke", "C", "snow", "flake" y "blow".

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NIH study examines nicotine as a gateway drug

A landmark study in mice identifies a biological mechanism that could help explain how tobacco products could act as gateway drugs, increasing a person’s future likelihood of abusing cocaine and perhaps other drugs as well, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the Nat

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Estimulantes

Las drogas estimulantes como la cocaína, el "crack", las anfetaminas y la cafeína son sustancias que aceleran la actividad del cerebro y de la médula espinal. Con frecuencia, los estimulantes ejercen influencia sobre el usuario de manera que se vuelve más hablador y ansioso o tiene una sensación de gran alegría.

Published: January 2006
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Lea esta publicación en el sitio web del NIDA para adolescentes »

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Cocaine

Explores with young teens how cocaine changes the way nerve cells communicate in the brain and the negative effects the drug can have on the body.

Published: January 1997
Revised: January 2009
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Read this publication online at the NIDA for Teens Web site »

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The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, and Marijuana

The first in a 5-part series, offers an understanding of the brain, how the reward center works, and what happens in the brain when a person uses cocaine, opiates (heroine), or marijuana.

Revised: January 2007
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High Rates of Illegal Drug Use Among Alcohol-Dependent Adults

Highlights data on the prevalence of rates of illegal drug use and nonmedical use of prescription drugs among adults dependant on alcohol, as compared with the general population.

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Drugs Contribute to High Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Juvenile Offenders

Describe a study of newly arrested youths where researchers found correlations between the youths' prevalence of these sexually transmitted diseases and their cocaine and marijuana use.

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