Addiction News Articles

• Cocaine Abuse May Rot Your Flesh

  Drug dealers cut cocaine with levamisole, a medication used to deworm farm animals, and more cocaine abusers and showing up in hospitals with serious infections and skin lesions due to the cutting agent. more...

• Cocaine Use Rising in UK Cities

  Sunderland has been named the cocaine capital of the North. Findings have revealed that addicts in this city are far more likely to use cocaine than other narcotics. more...

• Cocaine a Growing Public Health Problem in Europe

  Cocaine use appears to be a growing public health problem in Europe. Scientists warn that there is no such thing as 'safe' recreational use of small amounts of the drug. more...

• Long-Term Effects of Cocaine Use during Pregnancy

  Recent study examined the long-term effects of cocaine on children by observing cognitive development and quality of the care-giving environment for the exposed children. more...