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From:BioScience (Vol. 41, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedCocaine and the cocoa plant Cocaine, dangerous drug, is a natural product derived from coca, a plant used for centuries by the people of the Andes. A long chain of cultivation, chemistry, and commerce links the farmer...
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From:Forensic Science International (Vol. 141, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAbstract A case of acute intoxication of cocaine adulterated with phenacetin is reported. Twenty-four packages were found in the stomach and intestine of a 25-year-old male. The identification of phenacetin was...
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From:Harvard International Review (Vol. 27, Issue 3)Colombia supplies up to 80 percent of the world's cocaine, and about 70 percent of the cocaine that enters the United States. Production has been steadily rising (up nearly 20 percent) in the past 15 years, despite the...
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From:Forensic Science International (Vol. 143, Issue 2-3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract National surveys of the UK drug situation in 2000 found that cocaine was the most frequently seized Class A drug, with 25-40 tonnes of cocaine being smuggled into the UK each year. In the light of these...
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From:Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education (Vol. 62, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedDear Editor: One of the reasons associated for drug use is the belief that its use can improve sexual performance. Since ancient times, men and women have sought substances that allow them to increase sexual pleasure...
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From:Science (Vol. 259, Issue 5103) Peer-ReviewedImmunization with a phosphonate monoester transtion-state analog of cocaine provided monoclonal antibodies capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of the cocaine benzoyl ester group. An assay for the degradation of...
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From:Stability: International Journal of Security and Development (Vol. 5, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed
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From:Journal of Psychopharmacology (Vol. 22, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Fabrizio Schifano (School of Pharmacy, University of Hertfordshire, UK, f.schifano@herts.ac.uk, Division of Mental Health, St George's, University of London, UK); John Corkery (Division of Mental Health, St...
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From:Economic Inquiry (Vol. 39, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe relationship between cocaine prices and crime has critical implications for US. drug policy, but is theoretically indeterminate because cocaine price changes affect crime through changes in both cocaine consumption...
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From:Chicago Review (Vol. 60, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewedfrom El último ciclista(2011) Behold the damned, the incommensurable the unrealistic ascending the nasal passages and institutions crossing borders in bouquets of roses, bonbons diplomatic handbags it goes up clean...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe development of new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of complex brain disorders such as drug addiction is likely to be advanced by a more complete understanding of the underlying molecular pathophysiology....
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From:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal (Vol. 81, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Intranasal cocaine abuse can lead to destruction of the palate and perforation of the nasal septum. The pathophysiology of cocaine-induced midline destructive lesions is multifactorial and includes local...
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From:Nature (Vol. 455, Issue 7214) Peer-ReviewedNeurons modify their structure and communication with other neurons in response to experiences. Such experience-dependent neuro plasticity is crucial for survival because it allows learning from, and responses to,...
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From:The Western Journal of Medicine (Vol. 152, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedWhen pharmacologic agents are considered in the treatment of cocaine addiction, the objective of such treatment--sustained abstinence--must be considered. Medication and medical approaches have been disappointing in the...
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From:Kola (Vol. 23, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedA high profile killing and a high profile bust made the newspaper headlines, but, for one cities neighbourhood, crack-cocaine has become an everyday problem. The people who live there say the police and the city council...
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From:Science (Vol. 259, Issue 5103) Peer-ReviewedPhysician and organic chemist Donald Landry and his team have developed an enzyme that could block the effect of cocaine and reduce craving for the drug. The substance may one day be used to treat cocaine addition....
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedRecent work has indicated that platelets, which are anucleate blood cells, significantly contribute to inflammatory disorders. Importantly, platelets also likely contribute to various inflammatory secondary disorders...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 29, Issue 9)Any use of cocaine in early pregnancy raises the risk of spontaneous abortion, said Dr. Roberta B. Ness of the University of Pittsburgh and her associates. They studied pregnancy outcomes in 970 adolescents and women...
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From:Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol. 24, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedPrevalence of Frequent Cocaine Use in Urban Poverty Areas Although U.S. national surveys find few social-class differences in cocaine use, data from four sources that allow fine-grain geographic analyses show that...
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From:Forensic Science International (Vol. 150, Issue 2-3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the Cozart[R] RapiScan (CRS) drug test system for detecting opiates and cocaine in oral fluid. Oral fluid samples were collected using the...