What You Need to Know About Drugs: Cocaine and Crack
Cocaine and crack are dangerous drugs that produce a fast, intense high. Here's an overview of what parents need to know. Cocaine is a white powder that comes from the dried leaves of the coca plant. Crack cocaine is a form of the drug that gives ... [... more]
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Cocaine
The word "cocaine" refers to the drug in both a powder (cocaine) and crystal (crack) form. It is made from the coca plant and causes a short-lived high that is immediately followed by opposite, intense feelings of depression, edginess, and a ... [... more]
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Crack and Cocaine - NIDA InfoFacts
Three routes of administration are commonly used for cocaine: snorting, injecting, and smoking. Snorting is the process of inhaling cocaine powder through the nose, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream through the nasal tissues. Injecting is ... [... more]
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
Cocaine and Crack
Cocaine is a stimulant drug that comes in the form of a white powder. Street names for the drug include snow, nose candy, coke, "C," toot, and blow. People snort cocaine through their nose or inject it into their muscles or veins. Drug dealers . [... more]
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Disulfiram Reduces Cocaine Abuse
Disulfiram, a well-established medication for the treatment of alcoholism, has helped people addicted to cocaine reduce abuse of the drug from 2.5 days a week to 0.5 days a week on average. The finding builds on previous studies in which ... [... more]
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
Women in Treatment for Smoked Cocaine: 2000
In 2000, the average age of adult female smoked cocaine admissions was 35 Half of the adult female admissions for smoked cocaine in 2000 had been using it for more than 10 years While the late 1980s were the peak period for first use of smoked ... [... more]
Substance Abuse Applied Studies |
Trends in Cocaine Treatment Admissions, by State: 1992-2002
State differences and trends in cocaine admissions to substance abuse treatment; SAMHSA, OAS Admission rates for primary cocaine decreased nationally by 24 percent between 1992 and 2002 The number of States with admission rates of 139 or more per ... [... more]
Substance Abuse Applied Studies |
Modafinil Improves Behavioral Therapy Results In Cocaine ...
NIDA-supported researchers evaluating modafinil's potential to enhance behavioral treatment for cocaine addiction have reported a second successful clinical efficacy trial. The new results affirm and extend the promising findings of the earlier, ... [... more]
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
Mind Over Matter - Stimulants
The Brain's Response to Stimulants Miscommunication in the Brain Cocaine Can Damage the Way the Brain Works Cocaine Tightens Blood Vessels Scientists Discover Answers The Search Continues Homework Help Have you eaten any chocolate or drunk any ... [... more]
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It's hurricane and tropical storm season. Learn more:
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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