Cocaine
- Study Finds that Reducing MicroRNAs in Mice Helps with Cocaine Addiction
Researchers have been searching for a treatment for cocaine addiction for years, and a new study finds suggests that a treatment be closer than ever before.
- More Young People in England Being Treated for Cocaine Addiction
The number of young people being treated for cocaine addiction has increased by 50% in three years, latest figures show. Last year 745 people under age 18 in England sought help from the National Treatment Agency for cocaine abuse, up from 453 in 2005 to 2006.
- Cocaine Use Among UK Youth Has Nearly Doubled in Four Years
Figures released by the UK’s National Health System (NHS) suggest that the number of young people addicted to cocaine has nearly doubled in four years as dependence on heroin and crack declines.
- Paco: A Deadly Epidemic in Argentina
Addiction to “paco,” a drug made from the by-products of cocaine, is becoming an epidemic that is sweeping through Argentina. Paco is made up of the chemical residue of the cocoa leaves that are used to make cocaine, and it has been described as being deadlier and more addictive than crack.
- Cocaine: What You Need to Know
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug that can have a variety of adverse effects on the body and mind. According to a 2006 national survey, 35.3 million Americans ages 12 and older reported having used cocaine, and 8.5 million reported having used crack cocaine. There were an estimated 977,000 new users of cocaine in 2006, most of which were 18 and older when they first used the drug. Regardless of the method of administration or how frequently cocaine is used, users can easily overdose. Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or seizure followed by respiratory arrest.
- 12 Tips to Help You Cope with the Cocaine Addiction of a Loved One or Friend
Coping with the cocaine addiction of a loved one or friend is never easy to do. You blame yourself, feel guilty that you can’t do more, extend yourself in ways that you never thought possible, and possibly wind up enabling the very addiction you’re so desperate to see end. What can you do? Here are 12 tips that may help you cope: