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Cocaine and related disorders
Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2000.Jaffe, Jerome H., M.D."Cocaine-Related Disorders."
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Cocaine: Understanding Its Effects
Cocaine is a powerful drug that overstimulates the central nervous system and produces an artificial euphoria. Use can create a harmful dependency that affects behavior and multiplies health risks. To make matters worse, cocaine tricks people into feeling better than they are, making it possible for them to put on a "superhuman'' exterior, while their body is suffering pain and injury.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Signs of Cocaine Addiction
Do you want to have more fun, to fit in, to feel great? If you think it's as easy as taking a sniff of cocaine, you're fooling yourself. The more you regularly rely on cocaine to get you "up,” the closer you move toward addiction. If you decide you are on the path to addiction, you can take action to keep it under control or find caring people to help you.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
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