Cocaine

Stress has a tendency to induce relapse, especially in individuals with cocaine use disorder. Researchers, however, have discovered a way to alter a molecular neural pathway in order to turn the relapse switch back off after stress turns it on.   For more information, click here or call us at 504-510-2331.

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that using cocaine might alter your future son’s DNA. Specifically, the drug-free male children of parents who used cocaine chronically had memory formation deficits and reduced synaptic plasticity in their hippocampal regions. If you or a loved one are struggling with cocaine use, please call us today…

Smoking cessation rates have increased after the development of products like nicotine gum and nicotine nasal spray. However, there are no such tools approved for the treatment of other forms of drug dependence, like cocaine addiction. One drug that is currently being considered for the treatment of cocaine addiction is topiramate, a drug already widely…

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VOLUME XXV / JAN 2015 Two Dreams is a wellness program led by Andrea G. Barthwell, MD, FASAM that provides individualized care for those who dream of recovering a healthy lifestyle. NOTE FROM DR. B. The beginning of a New Year is a great opportunity to connect and make time for the ones that mean…