New Report Reveals the Latest Drug Trends in Europe

Published November 16, 2012

New report reveals the latest drug trends in Europe

Filed under: How to Treat Cocaine Addiction

During 2011, an estimated 696,000 opioid users were in receipt of substitution treatment, the most common type of treatment for opioid dependence in Europe. … Around 15% of drugs users entering treatment report cocaine as their main problem drug.
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Diabetes drug could treat illicit drug addiction

Filed under: How to Treat Cocaine Addiction

Researchers have found that a drug currently used to treat Type 2 diabetes could treat addiction to drugs such as cocaine. Exendin-4 (Ex-4) is an analog of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) and, under its synthetic trade name of exenatide, is used to treat …
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