Cocaine abuse

Cocaine abuse: Introduction

Cocaine abuse: Stimulant drug with various effects. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cocaine abuse is available below.

Symptoms of Cocaine abuse

• Stimulation phase symptoms:
  • Excitement
  • Euphoria
  • Hallucinations
  • Full of energy
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 31 symptoms of Cocaine abuse

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Cocaine abuse:

• Home Drug Tests
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  • Home Cocaine Tests
  • Home Alcohol Tests
  • Hair Drug Screening Tests
  • Methamphetamine Tests
  • Opiate Drug Tests
  • Benzodiazepine Drug Tests
  • Multiple Drug Screening Kits
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  • Home Lung Function Tests
  • Asthma-Related Home Testing
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Cocaine abuse: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Cocaine abuse:

• Psychological addiction
• Cocaine overdose
• Heart attack
• Seizures
• Hallucinations
• Cocaine addicted baby - when born to a cocaine addict mother
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Cocaine abuse

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Cocaine abuse?

• Misdiagnosis of Cocaine abuse
• Failure to diagnose Cocaine abuse
• Undiagnosed: Cocaine abuse

Cocaine abuse: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Addiction Health Specialists:
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
• Poisoning / Toxicology Specialists:
  • Medical Toxicology (Poisoning Specialists)
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
• more specialists...»

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Causes of Cocaine abuse

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Treatments for Cocaine abuse

• Admission that there is a problem
• Medications to aid quitting
• Hospitalization during quitting
• Cold turkey - not recommended.
• Counselling
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 treatments for Cocaine abuse

News Archives for Cocaine abuse

Medical news articles related to Cocaine abuse include:

• Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients
• Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts
• Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
• Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
• Honey Bees on Cocaine 'Dance' When Food Is Found
• Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use
• Cocaine Use Dulls Brain's Sensitivity to Rewards
• Genetic Code of Common Cold Cracked
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Cocaine abuse

Medical research articles related to Cocaine abuse include:

• Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
• Is dantrolene the best way to treat hyperthermia in patients with cocaine abuse
• Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bacterial Sinusitis in Adults
• Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation
• CVA
• Substance Abuse: Cocaine (Overview)
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Cocaine abuse

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Reseach about Cocaine abuse

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Statistics for Cocaine abuse

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Stories from Users Related to Cocaine abuse

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Definitions of 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)

A narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive - (Source - WordNet 2.1)