Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
cocaine, inhibitory GABA neurons, midbrain
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Cocaine abuse is a serious societal problem. The 2006 Monitoring the Future survey of students showed that 2.5% of high school seniors had used cocaine in the past month, 5.7% in the last year, and 8.5% at least once in their lifetime. According to the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 5.5 million Americans has used cocaine in the last year, twice as many as the number of people suffering from schizophrenia. Researchers have been working diligently to discover the means by which cocaine acts on the brain to cause such dependence. Treatments for addiction have improved as the knowledge of cocaine’s effects on the brain has increased, but much still remains to be discovered.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Seth and Steffensen, Dr. Scott
(2013)
"Cocaine’s Effects on Inhibitory GABA Neurons in the Midbrain,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 508.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/508