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This review looks at how three common drugs of abuse—nicotine, cocaine, and alcohol—change learning and memory and how those changes connect with stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors describe how these drugs can either help or hurt memory depending on dose, how long they are used, and whether…
Researchers reviewing ibogaine and its chemical relatives say these drugs point to a new way to treat substance use disorders by blocking a brain receptor called α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Animal studies found ibogaine and some derivatives reduced self-use of drugs like morphine, cocaine, alcohol, and nicotine. But ibogaine…
