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Potential gene therapy to combat cocaine addiction

  • Written by Rachel Patton McCord, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee
More than 1 million people in the U.S. are addicted to cocaine.Orawan Pattarawimonchai/Shutterstock.com

Have you ever slipped when trying to avoid sugar, quit smoking, or break another habit or addiction? Usually that one piece of cake or one cigarette won’t ruin your whole plan, but for people struggling with cocaine addiction, one slip can...

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