COCAINE SOLUTIONS.

Silent Cocaine Poisoning

Background: Cocaine poisoning is known for causing severe clinical effects such as tachycardia, hypertension, agitation and confusion. Absence of clinical manifestations in cocaine poisoning is unusual. Case report: A 26-year old man, known to be a cocaine addict, declared that he was forced by cocaine dealers to swallow many tablets of cocaine, six hours prior to admission to emergency departm...

Cocaine

Cocaine.

Cocaine, derived from the shrub Erythroxylon coca, was both chemically extracted and reported to be psychotogenic in 1859. Included in the original formulation of ‘Coca-Cola’, it was declared illegal under the Harrison Act of 1914. It has been used as a local anaesthetic and in analgesic cocktails. In one study, the main routes of administration were: smoking, 40%; intranasal, 32%; and injectin...

Differences in bingeing behavior and cocaine reward following intermittent access to sucrose, glucose or fructose solutions

Daily intermittent access to sugar solutions results in intense bouts of sugar intake (i.e. bingeing) in rats. Bingeing on sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, has been associated with a "primed" mesolimbic dopamine (DA) pathway. Recent studies suggest glucose and fructose engage brain reward and energy-sensing mechanisms in opposing ways and may drive sucrose intake through unique ...

silent cocaine poisoning

background: cocaine poisoning is known for causing severe clinical effects such as tachycardia, hypertension, agitation and confusion. absence of clinical manifestations in cocaine poisoning is unusual. case report: a 26-year old man, known to be a cocaine addict, declared that he was forced by cocaine dealers to swallow many tablets of cocaine, six hours prior to admission to emergency departm...