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Cocaine Dependence : Causes

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Cocaine and related disorders
BIOCHEMICAL/PHYSIOLOGICAL CAUSES. Twin studies have demonstrated that there is a higher rate of cocaine abuse in identical twins as compared to fraternal twins.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

Specific Causes Articles

Cocaine withdrawal
Cocaine withdrawal occurs when a heavy cocaine user cuts down or quits taking the drug.Cocaine produces a sense of extreme joy by causing the brain to release higher than normal amounts of some biochemicals. However, cocaine''s effects on other par...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 20, 2009
Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is the influence of a social group on an individual.Children and teenagers feel social pressure to conform to the group of peers with whom they socialize. This peer pressure can influence how children dress, what kind of music they l...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Peer Pressure
The influence of the social group on an individual.Peers are the individuals with whom a child or adolescent identifies, who are usually but not always of the same age-group. Peer pressure occurs when the individual experiences implicit or explici...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Put Peer Pressure in Its Place
Peer pressure can get the best of children and push them to do things that they don't really want to do. Parents can counter it, if they're ready to help.
Source:StayWell
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