Tiny RNA molecule could prevent cocaine addiction

Published July 10, 2010

Tiny RNA molecule could prevent cocaine addiction
London, July 9 : Researchers have found that a specific and remarkably small fragment of RNA appears to protect rats against cocaine addiction – and may also protect humans.
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Fall in Heroin Deaths Obscures Importance of Addiction Treatment
CHICAGO, July 9 /PRNewswire/ — A new study by Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy shows deaths from heroin overdoses in Chicago’s Cook County fell 16 percent during the last decade, but the Chicago metropolitan region still ranks among the worst in the nation for heroin use. Kimberly Dennis, M.D., eating disorder specialist at Chicago’s Timberline Knolls Residential …
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EPO grants Brookhaven patent for use of vigabatrin in prevention of addiction to opioids
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) granted to Brookhaven Science Associates/Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven) a European patent for the use of vigabatrin for the prevention of addiction to opioids (e.g., oxycodone, hydrocodone) used in pain management.
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