Intact inhibitory control processes in abstinent drug abusers (I): A functional neuroimaging study in former cocaine addicts

► We compare abstinent cocaine users and non-users on inhibitory control using fMRI. ► Current cocaine users have shown hypoactivity in the response inhibition circuit. ► Abstinent users did not display any cortical activation differences than controls. ► The right insula in abstinent users related to inhibition and abstinence length.