cocaine

Cocaine is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant with a high potential for addiction. Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit drug in the United States with an estimated 1 million users per year. There are two main types of cocaine: a white, powdery substance used for snorting or injecting and a smoking version which looks like a small rock or chip and is referred to as “crack” cocaine because of the sound it makes while being heated.



Articles Related to cocaine

Study Examines Sudden Deaths Related to Cocaine Use

Forensic pathologists have shown that over three percent of all sudden deaths in southwest Spain are related to the use of cocaine. They believe their findings can be extrapolated to much of the rest of Europe, indicating that cocaine use is a growing public health problem in Europe and that there is...
January 13th, 2010 | Cocaine | Read More

Fruit Flies Help Study Effect of Cocaine and Other Drugs on Brain

New research suggests that fruit flies, which are already used to study dozens of human diseases, could be used as a simpler and more convenient model for studying the effects of cocaine and other drugs on the brain. The study appears online in ACS Chemical Neuroscience, a new monthly journal.
December 2nd, 2009 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

Researchers Studying White Blood Cells’ Ability to Retain Memories of Drug Exposure

When a person uses a chemical substance like cocaine, the drug provokes a response in the immune system, creating special biomolecules that may serve as a permanent record of each exposure.
November 9th, 2009 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

Mackenzie Phillips Opens Up About Addiction

When Mackenzie Phillips was 10 years old, her father, John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas, taught her how to roll a joint. She first tried cocaine when she was 11. One week after her 18th birthday, she was arrested for the first time. Now, at 49, Phillips is revealing the most shocking part of...
September 23rd, 2009 | Cocaine | Read More

Bobby Brown Blames Cocaine Addiction on Whitney Houston

In his new autobiography, rap star Bobby Brown says he was first introduced to cocaine by his ex-wife, Whitney Houston. The former drug addict, who was married to Houston from 1992 to 2006, has revealed shocking details of the couple’s relationship in Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Noting...
August 7th, 2009 | Cocaine | Read More

Amy Winehouse’s Addiction Detailed

According to the singer’s soon-to-be ex-husband, Amy Winehouse stole cocaine from supermodel Kate Moss, temporarily died during an overdose in 2007, and wouldn’t perform without taking a hit from her crack pipe. Blake Fielder-Civil talked to the UK’s The Sun, describing how their life spiraled...
July 30th, 2009 | Addiction in the Media | Read More

Coolio to Enter Rehab

Last Friday, Grammy-winning rapper Coolio pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and will report to an 18-month drug rehabilitation program. The 45-year-old artist, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was arrested on March 6 at Los Angeles International Airport when authorities found cocaine and a smoking device...
July 1st, 2009 | Addiction in the Media | Read More

Amy Winehouse “In Denial” Over Addiction

Amy Winehouse, the 25-year-old British singer who consistently makes headlines due to alcohol and drug abuse, is “in denial” over her drug addiction and continues to drink heavily, according to her parents. Janis Winehouse, her mother, said that “the need to rescue her is enormous. Amy is in denial...
June 17th, 2009 | Addiction in the Media | Read More

Stanford Addiction Doctor Had Drug Cocktail in System

The Stanford neurosurgeon who died in a solo plane crash near Lake Tahoe in August 2008 had a cocktail of drugs in his system, including opiates, cocaine, Prozac, mood stabilizers, and anti-psychotic drugs. The accomplished doctor was known for his work on the neuropharmacology of addiction and had a...
June 8th, 2009 | Addiction in the Media | Read More

Treatment Options for Cocaine Addiction

Although there is no proven pharmacological drug yet to treat addiction to cocaine, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is working to develop medications that are suitable for use in the treatment of cocaine addiction. There’s even research into the development of a vaccine for cocaine...
June 3rd, 2009 | Cocaine | Read More