Replacement Drug For Treating Cocaine Addiction Has Positive Finding In Animal Model

New research in monkeys suggests the feasibility of treating cocaine addiction with a “replacement” drug that mimics the effects of cocaine but has less potential for abuse - similar to the way nicotine and heroin addictions are treated.Reporting at the annual meeting of the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics in San Diego, Calif.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on April 8th, 2008