Cocaine

Reduced drug use was linked to lower levels of craving, depression and other drug-related problems among individuals with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve abstinence, according to a study published in Addiction.

Use of recreational drugs such as cannabis, opioids, cocaine and amphetamines was prevalent in 11% of patients admitted to French cardiac ICUs and tied to increased odds of in-hospital major adverse events, researchers reported.

Physicians should screen patients for cocaine use before making a diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

From 2017 to 2021, people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder increasingly tested positive for fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine at presentation, according to findings published in Addiction.

In addition to a financial incentive, bupropion may help some people being treated for opioid use disorder to stop using cocaine, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

People with cocaine use disorder exhibited differences in DNA methylation in Brodmann Area 9 of the prefrontal cortex, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

The FDA has given clearance to an investigational new drug application for TMP-301, a treatment for cocaine use disorders, according to the drug manufacturer.

The rate of cocaine use during pregnancy increased in a Northern California health system compared with population-level increases in the United States from 2011 to 2019, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

COVID-19 infection more than doubles risk for a new diagnosis of endocarditis in adults with cocaine or opioid use disorder, according to data published in Molecular Psychiatry.

HHS has announced nearly $15 million in funding will be granted for rural communities to address psychostimulant misuse and related overdose deaths.