Cocaine Addiction

Pharmacotherapy for Cocaine Abuse and Dependence
Mar 06 08

Cocaine abuse and dependence may be initiated and perpetuated by a wide range of physiologic, behavioral, and sociocultural factors. Recent treatment-center evaluations of urban,… Pharmacotherapy for Cocaine Abuse and Dependence   

 

Pharmacologic Effects and Mechanisms of Abuse and Dependence
Mar 06 08

Cocaine is a stimulant as well as a local anesthetic with potent vasoconstrictor properties. It induces a complex pattern of subjective effects that have… Pharmacologic Effects and Mechanisms of Abuse and Dependence   

 

Cocaine and the Heart
Mar 06 08

Cocaine use has been associated with both acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases. These include acute myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia (both silent ischemia and ischemia… Cocaine and the Heart   

 

What Is the Maximum Safe Dose of Opioids?
Feb 27 08

Charts and tables are readily available from multiple sources that attempt to correlate certain doses of oxycodone to other opioid narcotics. “Maximum safe dose”… What Is the Maximum Safe Dose of Opioids?   

 

New findings show additional similarity between opiate and nicotine addiction
Feb 13 08

“That was good!” “Do it again.”

This is what the brain says when people use tobacco, as well as ‘hard drugs’ such as heroin.… New findings show additional similarity between opiate and nicotine addiction   

 

Experts warn of cannabis cancer ‘epidemic’
Feb 04 08

Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, say researchers, warning of an “epidemic” of lung cancers linked… Experts warn of cannabis cancer ‘epidemic’   

 

Management of Cocaine Abuse and Dependence
Feb 04 08


During the 20th century, there have been recurrent episodes of cocaine abuse in the United States that have achieved epidemic proportions. Although the total… Management of Cocaine Abuse and Dependence   

 

Molecular Mechanisms of Cocaine Addiction
Feb 04 08

Effective medication for the treatment of cocaine overdose and addiction is a major unmet need of worldwide importance. In contrast to heroin, for which… Molecular Mechanisms of Cocaine Addiction   

 

The Management of Cocaine-Associated Myocardial Ischemia
Feb 04 08

The use of cocaine has reached epidemic proportions. Over 30 percent of men and 20 percent of women between the ages of 26 and… The Management of Cocaine-Associated Myocardial Ischemia   

 
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