Cocaine.
The smoking of freebase cocaine produces faster and higher peak blood and brain levels. Cocaine intoxication can produce virtually any psychiatric symptom. Significant medical complications include seizures, cardiac arrhythmias and respiratory arrest. An understanding of the neuropharmacology of cocaine enhances the identification of cocaine use and addiction.
Miller
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New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, White Plains.
Gold
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Millman
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003042:Cocaine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000378:metabolism
D003042:Cocaine