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cocaine
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2009
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co·caine
/ kōˈkān; ˈkōˌkān/
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an addictive drug, C17H21NO4, derived from coca or prepared synthetically, used as an illegal stimulant and sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic.
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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COCAINE PROFOUNDLY ADDICTIVE CAUSE NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD, BUT ILL EFFECTS ARE CLEAR.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/23/1989; 700+ words
; ...pleasure and no drug does it better than cocaine. "It's a pleasure that most people...the University of Pennsylvania. But cocaine is also very good at turning pleasure into pain. The latest cocaine research leaves no doubt that the "cocaine...
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COCAINE SENTENCING:RICARDO H. HINOJOSA
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 2/26/2008; 700+ words
; ...provide a more complete profile of federal cocaine offenders, particularly their function...category with the largest portion of powder cocaine offenders was couriers/mules (33...in 2002. The largest portion of crack cocaine offenders fell within the street-level...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Cocaine addiction among the young doubles in 3 years.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...of young adults seeking treatment for cocaine addiction in the UK has almost doubled...challenge' in dealing with the surge of young cocaine addicts, with more than 5,000 under...across all age groups seeking help for cocaine addiction, from 5,095 new cases to...
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COCAINE SUPPLY ON RISE 2 KILOS SEIZED; 4 MEN ARRESTED.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/20/1987; 700+ words
; ...seized more than four pounds of near-pure cocaine in the parking lot of an Albany motel...way up, and this city is swimming in cocaine right now," said one federal drug agent...two kilograms (about 4.4 pounds) of cocaine outside Howard Johnson's on Southern...
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Cocaine use by pregnant women.(Drugs, Pregnancy, And Lactation)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...about the adverse effects of maternal cocaine use during pregnancy on children exposed...of many studies since the 1980s, when cocaine use began to increase, first among more...groups with the advent of cheap crack cocaine. During the mid to late 1980s, reports...
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Cocaine Dollars Flow Via Unique Network; Colombian Brokers Bid to Ship Cash Series: CARGOES OF CASH: THE NEW DRUG MONEY MARKET Series Number: 1/2
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/19/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...There's just one twist: In Cali, cocaine trafficking capital of the Western Hemisphere...dollars in cash proceeds from their sales of cocaine in the United States. But over the past...examine how this change in the movement of cocaine money has presented U.S. and regional...
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Cocaine treatment admissions at three sentinel sites in South Africa (1997-2006): findings and implications for policy, practice and research.(Research)
Magazine article from: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy; 12/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), cocaine use is currently at historically high...Europe, with new treatment admissions for cocaine more than doubling between 1999 and 2005...countries in the west and south-east, cocaine use has also increased [2]. South Africa...
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Cocaine: a killer. (illegal drug)
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 3/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...his nose. I suddenly knew--Brian was hooked on cocaine." Teen cocaine use has increased significantly over the past five years, according to several national surveys. What Is Cocaine? Cocaine's white powder comes from the leaves of...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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COCAINE SENTENCING POLICY CHALLENGED BY NEW RESEARCH.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 11/20/1996; 700+ words
; On the assumption that crack cocaine creates more addicts and promotes more violence than powdered cocaine, federal law has for a decade dealt far...psychoactive effects of different forms of cocaine are so similar as to make the discrepancy...
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Cocaine HCl may inhibit Ca[superscript]2+ influx and/or intracellular release.
Newspaper article from: Cardiovascular Week; 10/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...net) -- Researchers have investigated cocaine-induced relaxation of isolated rat aortic...action to find a possible relation to cocaine-induced aortic dissection and hypotension...European Journal of Pharmacology report, "Cocaine HCl is well known for its toxic effects...
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Cocaine and related disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Cocaine and related disorders Definition Cocaine is extracted from the coca plant, which grows in Central and...processed into many forms for use as an illegal drug of abuse. Cocaine is dangerously addictive, and users of the drug experience...
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Cocaine and Crack Cocaine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
COCAINE AND CRACK COCAINE Cocaine, extracted from the leaves of the coca plant ( Erythroxylon coca ), is the most potent naturally occurring central nervous system stimulant. Cocaine is classified as a Schedule II drug due to its high potential...
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Cocaine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
COCAINE The abuse of cocaine has become a major public-health problem in the United States since...harmless recreational drug with minimal toxicity. By the mid-1980s, cocaine use had increased substantially and its ability to lead to drug taking...
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cocaine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cocaine , alkaloid drug derived from the leaves...shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often in...bleeding. There are many street names for cocaine, including coke, C, toot, flake, and...
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The Cocaine Crisis
Book article from: American Decades
THE COCAINE CRISIS A Drug Epidemic During the 1980s...as the widespread and increasing use of cocaine in the United States. There were two main...afford the high black-market price of cocaine. In 1982 the National Survey on Drug Abuse...
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