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Cocaine is a hugely addictive drug, capable of fundamentally changing the brains of those who use it. But that dependence doesn't necessarily come out of nowhere, as we've now discovered what part of the brain predisposes people to cocaine use. More »
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The first ever vaccine for drug addiction has just been created. By combining a cocaine-like molecule with part of the common cold virus, you get a vaccine that turns the immune system against cocaine, keeping it away from the brain. More »
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Far from just a few hours of psychedelia, a trip on magic mushrooms could stay with you your whole life - in a good way, according to Roland Griffiths, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University. Two thirds* of the 36 men and women who took carefully measured doses of the active trippy ingredient psilocybin reported that even 14 months after the experiment, they still rated it one of the most significant spiritual experiences of their lives. Griffiths believes the outcome shows psilocybin should be, um, 'studied' further, possibly as a treatment for serious mental stress and for help kicking alcohol and drug habits. Wait, what? More »
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