Novel pharmacotherapeutic treatments for cocaine addiction

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Cocaine is a stimulant that leads to the rapid accumulation of catecholamines and serotonin in the brain due to prevention of their re-uptake into the neuron that released the neurotransmitter. Cocaine dependence is a public health concern and cause of significan...

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Main Authors: Kosten Thomas R, Shorter Daryl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/119