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The decision regarding the same consumer for treatment of addiction to cocaine is highly unlikely.

To achieve success in the determination made to abandon the use of cocaine, the person must be aware of the problem of addiction and into the hands of specialists in treating this disorder of impulse.

The first phase of treatment consists of a short period of time, between 15 to 25 days of abstinence from consumption. This course of time, involves a process of “cleaning” chemical waste substances in the subject’s body (detoxification).

After that first phase of treatment, there began a period of time varies depending on the level of addiction of each person, (Quitting), which is maintained abstinence from consumption and simultaneously increase the work habits of conduct, psychological and medical treatment from the team to work on the provision of relapses, increase the capacity of the person, his attitude and commitments against substance abuse, increasing this way the personal skills and self esteem. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to cocaine, we are talking about a highly addictive substance, obtained from the leaves of “erythroxylon coca.” For producing many chemicals are used, such as kerosene, acetone and various types of acids.

Cocaine can be consumed in different ways, either sniffing (the most common), smoked or injected.
The drug, once consumed, causes a disturbance of central nervous system, causing both physical and mental hyperstimulation, making the person believe consumes is full of energy, euphoric, more attentive, and more control of external stimuli that happen around them.

Cocaine, as a strongly addictive drug, short-term conditions, and in all fields of life, the person who consumes it, whether in personal, social or labor, causing changes in behavior occur in the way acting and moving to second place all responsibility for any of these areas. This causes a strong instability in its environment and itself, generating innumerable problems to reconcile two ways of life are incompatible.

Scientists in California have discovered a vaccine that neutralizes cocaine addiction in mice, and now prepare a human version could also work with other addictive as nicotine and methamphetamine.

“Our very dramatic results show that we can protect mice from the effects (addictive) of cocaine, and we believe these ranges are very promising in the fight against addiction in humans,” said the director of research, Ronald Crystal.

The project Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, says the vaccine creates antibodies that neutralize the effects of cocaine that create addiction.

A co-researcher, Kim Jandra, said the vaccine “deleted the stimulant effects of cocaine.”

He emphasized that the vaccine blocks the effects of cocaine before it reaches the brain.

In the laboratory model, the vaccine provided immunity to mice for a period of 13 weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists in California have discovered a vaccine that neutralizes cocaine addiction in mice, and now prepare a human version could also work with other addictive as nicotine and methamphetamine. “Our very dramatic results show that we can protect mice from the effects (addictive) of cocaine, and we believe these ranges are very promising in the fight against addiction in humans, “said the director of research, Ronald Crystal.

How does the vaccine work? The vaccine creates antibodies that neutralize the effects of cocaine that create addiction, ie, suppresses the stimulatory effects of the drug before it reaches the brain. In the laboratory model, the vaccine provided immunity to mice for a period of 13 weeks. This new finding is extremely useful for the treatment of cocaine addiction crack, which has the highest rate of relapse among patients in addiction treatment to stop. Drug abuse in the U.S. According to the Institute of Health, USA, in 2008 five 300 000 million Americans over age 12 had used cocaine ‘crack’ at least once in previous months. It is considered that crack is one of the most addictive version of cocaine, whose consumption is prohibited in the country.

The expersos know will be a long way to go before the vaccine can be marketed, but hope that one day his discovery is very important to combat addiction in humans

Scientists in California have discovered a vaccine that neutralizes cocaine addiction in mice, and now prepare a human version could also work with other addictive as nicotine and methamphetamine. “Our very dramatic results show that we protect mice from the effects (addictive) of cocaine, and we believe these ranges are very promising in the fight against addiction in humans, “said the director of research, Ronald Crystal. The project Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, says the vaccine creates antibodies that neutralize the effects of cocaine that create addiction.

A co-researcher, Kim Jandra, said the vaccine “deleted the stimulant effects of cocaine.” emphasized that the vaccine blocks the effects of cocaine before it reaches the brain. In the laboratory model, the vaccine provided immunity to mice for a period of 13 weeks. Jandra said the vaccine would be ‘extremely useful for the treatment of cocaine addiction crack which has the highest rate of relapse ‘among patients in addiction treatment to stop. According to the Institute of Health, USA, in 2008 some five million 300 thousand Americans aged 12 years of age had used cocaine ‘crack’ at least once in previous months. It is considered that crack is one of the most addictive version of cocaine, whose consumption is prohibited in the country.

Jandra said that cocaine interferes with normal function in the brain dopamine, which functions as a reward system. A few seconds after using cocaine, the drug beyond the regular flow of blood and accumulates in the brain that creates a feeling of ecstasy that lasts several minutes. People who are addicted or who use cocaine often perceive such a system of ‘reward’ of drug as if it were greater success to stop the addiction, he said.

Jandra The vaccine that has developed since the 90′s makes cocaine ‘outsider’ to the immune system develops antibodies that neutralize the stimulating action, which creates addiction. In experiments, some mice received similar amounts of cocaine to which a human consume without suffering from addiction. Jandra said will go a long way to go before the vaccine can be marketed, but said he hoped one day his discovery is very important to combat addiction in humans.