Most Recent Cocaine Addiction Articles
- What Is Cocaine?
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. more...
- Cocaine Abuse Increases Risk for Blindness
A study of over five million American veterans found that those who used cocaine had a 45% increased risk for glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness in the United States. Cocaine users in the study developed the disease about 20 years earlier on average than did non-drug users. more...
- Drug Addicts Brain Differences Show Up on PET Scans
Some people may be more likely to become drug addicts because their brains function in a certain way, according to new research from the University of Maryland. more...
- DEA Says Synthetic Stimulants Are Imminent Hazard to Public
According to a recent article in Medical News Today, Michele M. Leonhart, an administrator with the DEA, says there isn't any tolerance for people who are in the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling synthetic stimulants such as bath salts anywhere in the U.S. more...
- Cocaine Addicts Prefer Near-Term Rewards
Hollywood has long portrayed the cocaine addict as someone who will do anything to get the drug because it is the most important thing in their life. Researchers now know that cocaine is only most valued when immediately available to the addict. more...
- More Adult Women Using Cocaine
Women in the U.K. and Australia are more likely than ever to become addicted to cocaine. Men continue to rank higher in number of cocaine users overall, but there has been an alarming rise in the number of women beginning to use the addictive drug. more...