Forensic science student uses new technique to flush out evidence of cocaine use in Lubbock's sewage water
(Phys.org) -- When it comes to cocaine, users of the drug in Lubbock abuse up to a third more on the weekends.
Jun 13, 2012
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How plants make cocaine
Cocaine is one of the most commonly used (and abused) drugs, but we have almost no modern information on how plants produce this complex alkaloid. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology ...
Jun 06, 2012
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Wastewater clues to illicit drug use
A new chemical analysis of sewage is revealing more detailed information than ever about drug abuse trends.
Mar 22, 2012
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Infrared detector unmasks cocaine addicts
A research group at ETH Zurich is currently developing an infrared measuring technique to enable the detection of cocaine and its metabolites in saliva. The initial steps towards a portable measuring device ...
Jan 11, 2012
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Senators target Internet narcotics
(AP) -- Two U.S. senators said Sunday they will ask federal authorities to crack down on a secretive narcotics market operated on the Internet with anonymous sales and untraceable currency.
Jun 05, 2011
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Higher return to prison for women without drug abuse programs
Female prisoners who did not participate in a drug treatment program after their release were 10 times more likely to return to prison within one year than other prisoners, a new study has found.
May 31, 2011
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Cocaine images capture motivated attention among users
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) have conducted the most comprehensive study to date of how cocaine users respond ...
Apr 04, 2011
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Cocaine is found at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
A packet of white powder that was found at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where the space shuttle launches, has tested positive for cocaine, NASA's Inspector General's office said Tuesday.
Mar 16, 2011
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Cocaine production increases destruction of Colombia's rainforests
Cultivating coca bushes, the source of cocaine, is speeding up destruction of rainforests in Colombia and threatening the region's "hotspots" of plant and animal diversity, scientists are reporting in a new study. The findings, ...
Feb 09, 2011
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Illegal use of human growth hormone common among young male weightlifters
A new study published in The American Journal on Addictions reveals that illicit use of HGH (human growth hormone) has become common among young American male weightlifters. Additionally, illicit HGH use in this population is oft ...
Jan 20, 2011
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Vaccine blocks cocaine high in mice
Researchers have produced a lasting anti-cocaine immunity in mice by giving them a safe vaccine that combines bits of the common cold virus with a particle that mimics cocaine.
Jan 04, 2011
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Genetic trait could triple odds of whites' susceptibility to heavy cocaine abuse
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly one in five whites could carry a genetic variant that substantially increases their odds of being susceptible to severe cocaine abuse, according to new research.
Dec 21, 2010
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Teen marijuana use up, alcohol use down
(AP) -- America's teens are using more marijuana and less alcohol, according to an annual government study of eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders across the country.
Dec 14, 2010
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Hope for treatment of cocaine addiction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two separate discoveries by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) offer potential for development of a first-ever pharmacological treatment for cocaine addiction.
Nov 17, 2010
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