translational psychiatry

  • Cocaine Addiction Leads To Buildups Of Iron In The Brain

    Cocaine Addiction Leads To Buildups Of Iron In The Brain

    Cocaine, as they say, is a hell of a drug. It affects three of the neurotransmitters in our brains that make us feel fantastic — dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine — and tolerance for the stuff doesn’t seem to dissipate even months after quitting. (It’s also expensive and bad for you.) Today, new research published in…