The amount of positive cocaine results in an urban emergency department are staggering.
The ages of use are becoming more common in older age groups. Most of these patients …

Cocaine, a powerful vasoconstrictor, induces immune responses including cytokine
elevations. Chronic cocaine use is associated with functional brain impairments potentially …

Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive plant alkaloid that is used globally in medical
and nonmedical settings for opioid detoxification and other substance use indications. All …

In recent years, the practice of dentistry and periodontology has become complicated by
several risk factors, including the treatment of an increasing number of patients with …

Although the cardiotoxic effects of cocaine are universally recognized, the association
between cocaine and cardiomyopathy and/or heart failure is poorly understood. To conduct …

Aims To report on trends in the content and adulterants present in street cocaine (powder) in
the Netherlands and to describe the associated health hazards. Design and participants …

Cocaine is a highly active stimulant that alters dopamine metabolism in the central nervous
system resulting in a feeling of euphoria that with time can lead to addictive behaviours …

A variety of natural and synthetic agents have long been used for stimulant properties, with
nontherapeutic use producing multiple waves of stimulant abuse and dependence. The …

This article is intended as a brief review or primer about cocaethylene (CE), a
pharmacologically active substance formed in the body when a person co-ingests ethanol …

Concise and authoritative, Clinical Toxicology: Principles and Mechanisms examines the
complex interactions associated with clinical toxicological events and chemical exposure or …