Cocaine Dependence Learning Center
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Cocaine is extracted from the coca plant, which grows in Central and South America. The substance is processed into many forms for use as an illegal drug of abuse. |
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Symptoms
The following list is a summary of the acute (short-term) physical and psychological effects of cocaine on the body: ...
Causes
BIOCHEMICAL/PHYSIOLOGICAL CAUSES.Twin studies have demonstrated that there is a higher rate of cocaine abuse in ident...
Tests
If a mental health clinician suspects cocaine use, he or she may ask the patient specifically about swallowing, injec...
Drugs
Many medications—greater than twenty—have been tested but none have been found to reduce the intensity of...
Complications
Not all cocaine abusers become dependent on the drug. However, even someone who only uses occasionally can experience...
Prevention
Efforts to prevent cocaine abuse, as well as any substance abuse, begin with prevention programs that are based in sc...
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