A new study has been taken out to see the effect of cocaine on
cannabinoid receptor 1, which is responsible for delaying the
communication between different nerve cells. The study is said
to be one of its kind, as it is first time that effect of the
molecule is being studied. The study, which has been taken out
by a group of US researchers, was of the view that they have
been able to find out the reason as to what makes cocaine
addicts suffer from withdrawal symptoms. In order to know the
same, the study researchers assessed genetically engineered
mice. They decided to focus on a single molecule known as
cannabinoid receptor 1, which is also known as CB1. While
studying the molecule, the study researchers came across nucleus
accumbens, a part of the brain, which regulates two prime
factors emotion and motivation. Lead author Bradley Winters said
that emotion and motivation level speeds up when a person is
high on cocaine. Moreover, cannabinoid receptor 1 is also
produced in excess when person has taken high a