Weight Loss Drug Helps Curb Cocaine Addictions, Penn Study Finds
PHILADELPHIA —The drug topiramate, typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, particularly heavy users, researchers in the department of Psychiatry at …
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Epilepsy Drug May Help Addicts Kick The Habit
Topiramate is drug conventionally used to treat epilepsy and effect weight loss but it is currently being researched for its ability to help cocaine and alcohol addicts kick the habit. The results from this double-blind study offer hope that topiramate …
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Drug Abuse is Major Threat to Street Kids
Braitstein is an associate research professor at Indiana University School of Medicine. She said over the years there was little research specifically done on street kid drug abuse. That prompted the in-depth review of past studies looking for information.
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Drug addicts, dealers are 'doctor shopping' for pain pills
WEDNESDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) — One of every 50 prescriptions for addictive prescription painkillers in the United States is filled for so-called "doctor shoppers" who obtain the drugs for recreational use or resale on the street, a new study finds.
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