What is Cocaine abuse?
What is Cocaine abuse?
- Cocaine abuse: Stimulant drug with various effects.
- Cocaine abuse: An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor and is clinically used for that purpose, particularly in the eye, ear, nose, and throat. It also has powerful central nervous system effects similar to the amphetamines and is a drug of abuse. Cocaine, like amphetamines, acts by multiple mechanisms on brain catecholaminergic neurons; the mechanism of its reinforcing effects is thought to involve inhibition of dopamine uptake.
Source - Diseases Database
- Cocaine abuse: a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Cocaine abuse: Introduction
How serious is Cocaine abuse?
Complications of Cocaine abuse:
see complications of Cocaine abuse
Deaths for Cocaine abuse: 87 deaths in the UK 1999 (National Statistics, UK Government, 2001)
What causes Cocaine abuse?
Causes of Cocaine abuse: see causes of Cocaine abuse
What are the symptoms of Cocaine abuse?
Symptoms of Cocaine abuse:
see symptoms of Cocaine abuse
Complications of Cocaine abuse:
see complications of Cocaine abuse
Cocaine abuse: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cocaine abuse.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cocaine abuse.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Cocaine abuse:
see treatments for Cocaine abuse
Research for Cocaine abuse:
see research for Cocaine abuse
Society issues for Cocaine abuse
Hospitalization statistics for Cocaine abuse:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Cocaine abuse:
- 0.002% (276) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 91% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 67% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 33% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 74% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Cocaine abuse
Main name of condition: Cocaine abuse
Other names or spellings for Cocaine abuse:
crack
Cocain
Source - WordNet 2.1
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