Gene Therapy via Skin Protects Mice From Lethal Cocaine Doses
September 17, 2018
September 17, 2018
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- The University of Chicago Medicine issued the following news release:
There are no approved medications to treat either cocaine addiction or overdose. Frequent users tend to become less and less sensitive to the drug, leading to stronger or more frequent doses. The typical result is addiction. Exposure to the drug, or to drug-associated cues, even after long periods of abstention, often leads to relapse.
In the September 17, 2018 issue of . . .
There are no approved medications to treat either cocaine addiction or overdose. Frequent users tend to become less and less sensitive to the drug, leading to stronger or more frequent doses. The typical result is addiction. Exposure to the drug, or to drug-associated cues, even after long periods of abstention, often leads to relapse.
In the September 17, 2018 issue of . . .