Brain Damage?
Any of us who have observed heavy cocaine users have figured out that their brains behave differently than non-users – just talk to one for a few minutes. This seems to hold true for drug abusers of heroin, methamphetamine, pot and any mind altering substance.
The brains of those who drink too heavily are especially interesting to observe.
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Cocaine Users’ Brains Behave Differently from Non-Users’
June 8, 2009
Research Summary
Researchers from the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have demonstrated that an area of the brain called the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) shows differences in levels of activity between cocaine users compared with non-users when performing a series of tasks, even though both groups are evenly matched demographically (socially, cognitively, educationally, etc.). ….
