Antidote for Cocaine Overdose Shows Promise in Lab Tests

Published April 20, 2012

Antidote for cocaine overdose shows promise in lab tests
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Scientists are reporting development and successful testing in laboratory mice of a substance that shows promise for becoming the first antidote for cocaine toxicity in humans. The new so-called "passive vaccine" reversed the motor impairment, seizures and other dangerous symptoms of a cocaine overdose, which claims thousands of lives each year among users of the illicit drug.
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Drug abuse threats in medicine cabinets, 'head shops,' officials say
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Keeping up with the wide-ranging, often bewildering array of designer drugs with appeal for young people is difficult enough, but parents often are the unwitting providers of a large supply of illegal drugs.
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Light turnout for cautionary talk on drugs in Southington
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SOUTHINGTON — No matter how experienced or educated a parent is on drugs and drug abuse, there’s always something new to learn.
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