Brain Scan Study Shows Cocaine Abusers Can Control Cravings

Courtesy Brookhaven National Laboratory News  Mon, 11/30/2009 - 07:30

A new brain-imaging study shows that active cocaine abusers can suppress drug craving, suggesting new ways to help them quit and avoid relapse.


 

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