BOSTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital suggests a newly identified neural target is key in contributing to cocaine cravings following a period of abstinence.
A litany of genes and neural receptors have been implicated in the science of addiction. But in studying the behaviors of lab mice, scientists found that by simply by manipulating a receptor protein that influences cravings -- a protein known as the AMPA receptor -- they could diminish the likelihood of a drug relapse.