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Vigabatrin, an anticonvulsive drug marketed by Ovation Pharmaceuticals, has been “fast-tracked” by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and could become the first drug approved by the agency as a treatment for cocaine and methamphetamine dependence, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Jan. 22.

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Researchers measuring blood flow in the brain found that craving for nicotine among smokers produces activity in specific areas of the brain. The study was billed as the first to show how abstinence produces specific craving-related brain-activation patterns.

Increased activity among abstinent smokers was seen in parts of the brain involved in attention, behavioral control, memory, and reward.

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