Hacking Memory to Break Drug Addiction

Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 11:42 in Health & Medicine

Using a chemical that blocks the creation of memories, scientists have prevented rats from using cocaine after they had become addicted to the drug. The hope is that doctors will one day be able to give humans some version of the chemical and stop cocaine addiction in its tracks. [More]

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