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Addictions topics
Cocaine
Follow the links below to find out about cocaine and how it affects on the mind, body and lifestyle of the people who take it.
Cocaine increasing heart attack and stroke in young adults
Increase in cocaine use is leading to rise in heart attacks and unstable angina in young adults, experts warn.
Cocaine users at risk of glaucoma
Cocaine users may have a 45 per cent increased risk of the eye disease glaucoma and develop it at a younger age, a study suggests.
Cocaine: dangers in method of use
Snorting and injecting cocaine can result in long-term effects on your health.
Cocaine: pregnancy and breast feeding
Using cocaine during pregnancy is unwise. It can harm your baby both before and after birth.
Cocaine: tolerance and dependence
Regular users of cocaine may develop a `reverse tolerance` where they experience the effects of the drug more intensely.
Cocaine: what are the effects?
Read about the various effects of taking cocaine from the immediate effects of the rush to the crash that can follow afterwards and the long-term effects of cocaine use.
Cocaine: what is it?
Cocaine is a stimulant drug and is made from the leaves of the coca bush, which is native to South America.
Increase in cocaine use is leading to rise in heart attacks and unstable angina in young adults, experts warn.
Cocaine users at risk of glaucoma
Cocaine users may have a 45 per cent increased risk of the eye disease glaucoma and develop it at a younger age, a study suggests.
Cocaine: dangers in method of use
Snorting and injecting cocaine can result in long-term effects on your health.
Cocaine: pregnancy and breast feeding
Using cocaine during pregnancy is unwise. It can harm your baby both before and after birth.
Cocaine: tolerance and dependence
Regular users of cocaine may develop a `reverse tolerance` where they experience the effects of the drug more intensely.
Cocaine: what are the effects?
Read about the various effects of taking cocaine from the immediate effects of the rush to the crash that can follow afterwards and the long-term effects of cocaine use.
Cocaine: what is it?
Cocaine is a stimulant drug and is made from the leaves of the coca bush, which is native to South America.
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