Medical Hunger Molecule Promotes Cocaine Cravings (news article and journal article)

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Recent research from San Francisco highlights the role of a neuropeptide that is crucial for wakefulness and appetite, suggesting it may also increase the brain's craving for cocaine. This finding indicates a complex relationship between wakefulness, appetite, and substance use, emphasizing that the desire for cocaine does not necessarily correlate with sleep deprivation. The study opens avenues for further exploration into how neuropeptides influence addiction and behavior.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15 - A neuropeptide essential for wakefulness and appetite also appears to enhance the brain's appetite for cocaine, researchers here reported.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Addictions/tb/2680"


Journal submission pertaining to newsarticle can be found here.
http://download.neuron.org/pdfs/0896-6273/PIIS0896627306000456.pdf"
 
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Let taking cocaine be A and let being awake be B. Let sleeping be C.

From this research we can conclude. A does not imply C.
 
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