I Lived “Breaking Bad”

Published September 3, 2013

I lived “Breaking Bad”
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), it takes 12 hours for 50 percent of the “pure” meth you take to be metabolized out of the body, versus just one hour for cocaine. And that's why we called … The dopamine increase is the heart …
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HIV Protein Boosts Cocaine's Effect
FLICKR, UKHOMEOFFICEA protein involved in HIV transcription enhances the rewarding effect of cocaine and causes mice to become even more hyperactive when they're on the drug, researchers report today (August 15) in Neuropsychopharmacology. The findings …
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Cocaine Rewires Brain, Overrides Decision-Making After Just One Use, Says …
A new study at UC San Francisco's Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center has revealed that cocaine may rewire the brain and drastically affect decision-making after just one use. While similar studies have revealed such rewiring in long-term use, the …
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