Showing posts with label propranolol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label propranolol. Show all posts

Monday, July 18, 2011

Animal Study Suggests Common Med May Combat Cocaine Addiction


Animal Study Suggests Common Med May Combat Cocaine Addiction
A new finding, albeit in animal research, suggest a common medication could be used as a treatment for cocaine addiction.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee discovered a common , propranolol, frequently used to treat people with hypertension and anxiety, is effective in preventing the brain from retrieving memories associated with cocaine use in animal-addiction models.