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cocaine
cocaine , alkaloid drug derived from the leaves of the coca shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often in surgical applications that take advantage of the fact that, in addition to its anesthetic effect, it constricts small arteries, lessening bleeding. The... Read more
coca
coca , common name for shrubs of the genus Erythroxylum, particularly E. coca, of the family Erythroxylaceae, and found abundantly in upland regions and on mountain slopes of South America, as well as in Australia, India, and Africa. Certain South American peoples chew the leaves of one of sever... Read more
alkaloid
alkaloid any of a class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and usually oxygen that are often derived from plants. Although the name means alkalilike, some alkaloids do not exhibit alkaline properties. Many alkaloids, though poisons, have physiological effects that render t... Read more
Cali
Cali , city (1993 pop. 1,641,498), capital of Valle del Cauca dept., W Colombia, on the Cali River. It is an industrial and commercial center of the upper Cauca valley. Coffee, cotton, sugarcane, and soybeans are shipped through the city; and tires, tobacco products, textiles, paper, chemicals, and ... Read more
delusion
delusion false belief based upon a misinterpretation of reality. It is not, like a hallucination, a false sensory perception, or like an illusion, a distorted perception. Delusions vary in intensity, and are not uncommon among substance abusers, particularly those who use amphetamines, cocaine, and... Read more
William Stewart Halsted
William Stewart Halsted , 1852-1922, American surgeon, b. New York City, M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1877. He practiced in New York and in 1886 became the first professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins, where he was associated with Sir William Osler, W. H. Welch, and H. A. Kelly in develop... Read more
Diego Armando Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona 1960-, Argentinian soccer star. A strong forward with spectacular abilities, superb dribbling skills, and great personal flair, he began his career as a teenager playing for the Argentinos (1976-80) and Boca juniors (1981). Moving (1982) to Europe, he joined the Barcelona tea... Read more
Shining Path
Shining Path Span. Sendero Luminoso, Peruvian Communist guerrilla force, officially the Communist party of Peru. Founded in 1970 by Abimael Guzmán Reynoso as an orthodox Marxist-Leninist offshoot of the Peruvian Communist party, the Shining Path turned to terrorism in 1980. By the mid-19... Read more
Dopamine
Dopamine Dopamine belongs to a family of biological compounds called catecholamines (see Figure 1). Dopamine is synthesized from the compound L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-dopa) via the enzyme dopa decarboxylase. In noradrenergic neurons and in the adrenal glands, dopamine is the precursor for the ... Read more
benzodiazepine
benzodiazepine , any of a class of drugs prescribed for their tranquilizing, antianxiety, sedative, and muscle-relaxing effects. Benzodiazepines are also prescribed for epilepsy and alcohol withdrawal. Introduced in the early 1960s with chlordiazepoxide (Librium), benzodiazepines were heralded as a ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "cocaine"

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...processed into many forms for use as an illegal drug of abuse. Cocaine is dangerously addictive, and users of the drug experience... Read more
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 for... Read more
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... Read more
cocaine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often...bleeding. There are many street names for cocaine, including coke, C, toot, flake, and snow. Effects and Addictive Nature Cocaine blocks pain sensation and stimulates... Read more
Crack
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior CRACK Crack (sometimes called crack-cocaine) is an illicit drug, the smokable form of CoCaine, made by adding the bases ammonia or baking soda and water to cocaine hydrochloride. The white powder illicitly purchased as cocaine is in the hydrochloride... Read more
Cocaethylene: Immunologic, Hepatic, and Cardiac Effects
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior ...HEPATIC, AND CARDIAC EFFECTS Concomitant cocaine and ethanol use produce the compound cocaethylene...study estimated that 60 to 80 percent of cocaine users consume ethanol simultaneously. Some users of cocaine mix it with ethanol together as they extend... Read more
Coca Paste
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior ...obtained in the process of extracting Cocaine from these leaves. The leaves are mashed...light-brown paste containing 40 to 70 percent cocaine, as well as other Alkaloids, benzoic acid...or Colombia, where it is purified into cocaine hydrochloride and then illicitly shipped... Read more
Benzoylecognine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior BENZOYLECOGNINE Cocaine is metabolized by plasma and liver enzymes...reported to have behavioral activity. Since Cocaine has a relatively short half-life and...levels in urine are useful markers of cocaine use, because it is present for a longer... Read more
Amantadine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior ...terminals in the brain. Since some of the symptoms of Cocaine withdrawal and cocaine dependence are thought to be related to abnormalities...examined as a treatment possibility. After chronic cocaine use, many patients' dopamine systems either fail... Read more
Coca Plant
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior ...part of the twentieth century much of the cocaine used in medicine was obtained from plants...truxillense contain significant amounts of Cocaine, ranging from 0.6 to 0.8 percent. In addition to cocaine, the leaves of the coca plant contain eleven... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "cocaine"

cocaine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing cocaine (kŏ- kayn ) n. an alkaloid, derived from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylon coca) or prepared synthetically, sometimes used as a local anaesthetic in ear, nose, and throat surgery. Since it may lead to psychological dependence, cocaine has largely been replaced by safer anaesthetics. Read more
freebase
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...xB7;base / ˈfrēˌbās / (also freebase cocaine ) • n. cocaine that has been converted from its salt to its base form by heating...or smoking the residue. • v. [ tr. ] prepare or take (cocaine) in such a way. Read more
toot
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...or similar instrument. 2. inf. a snort of a drug, esp. cocaine. ∎  cocaine. 3. inf. a spell of drinking and lively enjoyment; a spree...make such a sound: a car tooted at us. 2. inf. snort (cocaine). DERIVATIVES: toot·er n. Read more
cocainism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing cocainism (koh- kayn -izm) n. a now uncommon term for cocaine abuse: the habitual use of, or addiction to, cocaine in order to experience its intoxicating effects. Read more
coc.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations coc. cocaine Read more
Drug Trafficking, Illegal
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...United States. Successfully smuggling cocaine into the United States in the 1990s brought...pounds of marijuana, 150,000 pounds of cocaine, and 2,550 pounds of heroin. Important...in 1991 and the capture of 13 tons of cocaine from the cargo ship Svesda Maru in 2001... Read more
coked
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English coked / kōkt / • adj. inf. having taken a large amount of cocaine. Read more
coca leaves
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition coca leaves From the S. American plant, Erythroxylon coca ; they contain the narcotic alkaloid cocaine, and are traditionally chewed by the natives of Peru as a stimulant. Read more
Brompton cocktail
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing Brompton cocktail ( bromp -tŏn kok -tayl) n. a mixture of alcohol, morphine, and cocaine sometimes given to control severe pain in terminally ill people, especially those dying of cancer. The mixture was first tried at the Brompton Hospital, London. Read more
speedball
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English speed·ball / ˈspēdˌbôl / • n. inf. a mixture of cocaine and heroin. Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "cocaine"

cocaine
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus cocaine • noun  they intercepted a multimillion-dollar shipment of cocaine synonyms : informal coke, crack (cocaine), blow, freebase, nose candy, rock, snow. Read more
grotto
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus grotto • noun  seven pounds of cocaine was found stashed in a remote grotto synonyms : cave, cavern, hollow; pothole, underground chamber. Read more
dope
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus dope • noun informal   1. he was caught smuggling dope synonyms : (illegal) drugs, narcotics; cannabis, heroin, cocaine.   2. what a dope! See fool noun sense 1.   3. give me the dope on Mr. Dixon. See intelligence sense 2. •... Read more
habit
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...oddity, eccentricity, feature; tendency, propensity, inclination, bent, proclivity, disposition, predisposition.   3. his cocaine habit synonyms : addiction, dependence, dependency, craving, fixation, compulsion, obsession, weakness; informal monkey on... Read more

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America's first cocaine epidemic. (history of cocaine use)
Magazine article from: St. Louis Journalism Review; 2/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; Cocaine: It's as seductive as it is destructive. And, for more...this epidemic is not the nation's first dalliance with cocaine. Dr. David Musto, a professor of psychiatry and the history...period from the 1880s to the 1920s America's first great cocaine epidemic. That epidemic had three phases, he says: ... Read more
Midline nasal and hard palate destruction in cocaine abusers and cocaine's role in rhinologic practice.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; Abstract Intranasal cocaine abuse can lead to destruction of the...nasal septum. The pathophysiology of cocaine-induced midline destructive lesions...irritation from adulterants put in cut cocaine, and infection secondary to trauma... Read more
Children with prenatal cocaine exposure have elevated risk of cognitive impairments at least until age two. (Digests).
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; Children exposed to cocaine in utero are more likely to experience...between 1994 and 1996, those exposed to cocaine prenatally had significantly lower mental...two. Moreover, prenatal exposure to cocaine was the only type of substance exposure... Read more
Crack cocaine and infectious tuberculosis.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; We hypothesize that crack cocaine is independently associated with smear-positi...TB in London, 19 (86%) of 22 crack cocaine users with pulmonary TB were smear...Respiratory damage caused by crack cocaine may predispose drug users to infectivity... Read more
Close-up: cocaine.(Heads Up Real News About Drugs And Your Body)
Magazine article from: Science World; 10/13/2003; ; 700+ words ; Big White Lies At first, cocaine made Miguel feel powerful. But the drug's promises turned out...time he was legally bound to this program that he began using cocaine. Cocaine is a stimulant and a powerfully addictive drug. Derived from... Read more
End cocaine shame.
Newspaper article from: The Falkirk Herald (Falkirk, Scotland); 11/1/2007; 578 words ; HELP us fight the cocaine war is the plea from police. Central...of the rich and famous, the price of cocaine has dropped dramatically and is readily...Dealers now rarely sell 'import quality' cocaine to users but a more diluted form. A gram... Read more
The here-and-now story of cocaine.
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 12/1/1989; ; 700+ words ; The Here-and-Now Story Of COCAINE There was a time, not too long ago, when cocaine use was cast in a sometimes-tolerant light. It...characters in movies were seen casually snorting cocaine, and nothing happened to them: They didn't get... Read more
Snow Job : The demonization of cocaine.
Magazine article from: National Review; 9/27/1999; ; 700+ words ; In Annie Hall, Woody Allen encounters cocaine at a Manhattan cocktail party. He dips...tried the same approach with rumors of cocaine use, but sneezing at them has not dispelled...youth, but the conventional wisdom says cocaine is different. Probably speaking for many... Read more
Urogenital anomalies in the offspring of women using cocaine during early pregnancy - Atlanta, 1968-1980.
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 8/11/1989; 700+ words ; ...Anomalies in the Offspring of Women Using Cocaine during Early Pregnancy -- Atlanta, 1968-19...possible association between maternal cocaine use early in pregnancy and the occurrence...results suggest that mothers who reported cocaine use early in pregnancy had a nearly fivefold... Read more
Killer Cocaine.
Magazine article from: Vibrant Life; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...shortens your life, and ruins your relationship. Cocaine is definitely not your friend. there is a...for alcohol, this simply is not the case for cocaine, a very dangerous drug commonly used. Cocaine is a white powder that comes from the coca... Read more