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The Health Effects of Cocaine
Cocaine can be snorted, injected and even smoked in some forms of the drug. In all cases cocaine is a strong central nervous system stimulant which affects the brain's processing of dopamine.

Basic Facts About Cocaine
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug of abuse. Once having tried cocaine, a user cannot predict or control the extent to which he or she will continue to use the drug.

Photographs of Cocaine and Crack Cocaine
Photographs of cocaine and crack cocaine in several forms.

Level of Education Linked to Cocaine Use
Overall cocaine use in the United States has decreased during the past 20 years, but new research shows that the decrease occurred among those who are highly educated, while use of the addictive drug among non-high school graduates did not decline.

Books About Cocaine and Cocaine Addiction
These books trace the political and cultural history of cocaine, the devastating effects it has had on the lives of those who abuse it and explore the most effective treatment and relapse prevention strategies.

Cocaine Use Can Memic Heart Attack Symptoms
Young people who use cocaine and end up in the emergency room with heart attack symptoms should tell the doctor about their drug use because some treatments for heart attacks can be deadly to someone using cocaine.

Strokes Linked to Cocaine, Amphetamine Abuse
People who use cocaine and amphetamine may be at a higher risk of having a stroke, according to a study of three million hospital discharges in Texas.

Cocaine Linked to Heart Problems
Chronic cocaine users have elevated levels of serum CRP, which are associated with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis and cardiac abnormalities.

Cocaine Affects Women's Brain Differently
An Emory University School of Medicine study indicates that cocaine-dependent women experience reactions in the brain that are different from men, suggesting that gender-specific treatment strategies may be helpful.

Brief Intervention Can Reduce Drug Abuse
New research shows that meeting with an addiction peer counselor just once at the time of a routine doctor visit with a followup booster phone call can motivate abusers of cocaine and heroin to reduce their drug use.

Cocaine Abuse Affects Decision Making
New research shows that chronic cocaine abuse is directly related to dysfunction in areas of the brain involved in higher thought and decision-making.

Crack and Cocaine
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug of abuse. Once having tried cocaine, an individual cannot predict or control the extent to which he or she will continue to use the drug.

Cocaine FAQs
What are the medical complications of cocaine abuse? What are the long-term effects of cocaine use? Frequently asked questions about Cocaine.

Cocaine - Commonly Abused Drugs
Profile: commercial and street names, intoxication effects and potential health consequences of using Cocaine.

Antioxidant NAC May Reduce Cocaine Cravings
A common over-the-counter herbal supplement used mostly as an antioxident has been shown to reduce cravings associated with chronic cocaine use in research conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Cocaine Abusers' Cognitive Deficits Compromise Treatment Outcomes
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for cocaine addiction, but dropout rates range from 33 to 64 percent.

Cocaine Dependence
Diagnostic criteria to determine if someone has a cocaine abuse or addiction problem.

Cocaine and Heart Disease
American Heart Association report that during the first hour after using cocaine, the user's risk of heart attack increases dramatically.

Messing With Your Head
The effects of the addictive drug cocaine result, in part, from altering the activity of a gene in the brain, report scientists from The Rockefeller University in the May Molecular Brain Research.