Sharks off the coast of the Bahamas are ingesting drugs including cocaine and caffeine, and it appears pollution at the hands ...

Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion - 10 to 20 percent - of the neurons in the brain's nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction. Though small in numbers, ...

Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...

The next phase of America's drug crisis is here.

A recent study published has identified a brain protein that may help explain why cocaine addiction is difficult to overcome.

Imagine a future where the grip of cocaine use disorder can be loosened, where cravings fade, and the risk of relapse diminishes. A new study published in Science Advances, led by Penn Nursing's Heath ...