Tag: addiction
Estrogen is required for developing cocaine “addiction”
The role of estrogen in developing various addictions is well-known in animal research, with a lot of…
Blocking serotonin (5-HT) stops withdrawal symptoms in addicts
The role of 5-HT and other stress mediators such as cortisol, adrenaline, estrogen, prolactin, histamine, etc has…
Big Pharma – oral GABA doesn’t work; Also Big Pharma – oral GABA works, can replace alcohol
We are now living in an openly clown world, so I don’t really expect many doctors to…
Pregnenolone (P5) blocks stress-induced anxiety, hypertension and cocaine cravings
A great new study, and with humans too! As the study aptly demonstrates, the primary driver of…
Lowering adrenaline as effective as opioids for severe/chronic pain
Most of my readers know about the raging opioid abuse epidemic in Western countries. What most people…
Gut bacteria overgrowth drives (cocaine) addiction; glycine can reverse it
Yet another study highlighting the importance of the microbiome for our health, and suggesting again that there…
Progesterone may help quitting smoking
A very interesting article, on a topic that has been studied for decades but has not seen…
Estrogen promotes, progesterone inhibits drug (cocaine) abuse
An interesting study, which not only exposes yet another negative side of estrogen but also demonstrates the…
Maternal SSRI/SNRI use leads to offspring addiction/withdrawal
After being told for decades that SSRI/SNRI drugs are safe for usage during pregnancy, now the truth…
Vitamin D may treat (opioid) “addiction”
Interesting article, which corroborated the role of vitamin D as an anti-stress hormone. As vitamin D is…