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 use linked to permanent heart damage
Cocaine use could cause permanent heart damage, with persistent high blood pressure and blood vessel stiffness.
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: tolerance and dependence
After prolonged use, cocaine is highly addictive and with regular use, larger amounts of cocaine are needed to get the same effect.
Cocaine: use with other drugs
Snorting and injecting cocaine can result in long-term effects on your health.
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. It is most commonly snorted.
Increase in cocaine use is leading to rise in heart attacks and unstable angina in young adults, experts warn.
Cocaine use linked to permanent heart damage
Cocaine use could cause permanent heart damage, with persistent high blood pressure and blood vessel stiffness.
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: tolerance and dependence
After prolonged use, cocaine is highly addictive and with regular use, larger amounts of cocaine are needed to get the same effect.
Cocaine: use with other drugs
Snorting and injecting cocaine can result in long-term effects on your health.
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. It is most commonly snorted.
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