Background Cocaine intoxication can lead to fatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular
events. In addition, the neurobehavioral effects of cocaine may increase the likelihood that a …

Background: Numerous case series have implicated cocaine use as a cause of both
myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke on the basis of the temporal relationship between drug …

Background and Purpose—Although case reports have long identified a temporal
association between cocaine use and ischemic stroke (IS), few epidemiological studies …

OBJECTIVES: Cocaine is a central nervous system stimulant associated with cardiovascular
disease risk factors, morbidity, and mortality. Despite these demonstrated relationships, it …

With the increasing use of cocaine in the United States, cocaine overdose deaths are being
reported with increasing frequency. To describe patterns of cocaine use involved in cocaine …

Background—Numerous case series have implicated cocaine use as a cause of both
myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke on the basis of the temporal relationship between drug …

We analyzed the blood of homicide victims for the presence of cocaine's major metabolite,
benzoylecgonine. During 1989 in Fulton County, Georgia, 81% of 275 homicide victims …

Cocaine creates a strong physical addiction and is becoming recognized as one of the most
dangerous illicit drugs abused today. The myth is that cocaine is harmless and nonaddictive …

Cocaine abuse has been an increasing public health concern over the past decade. In the
early 1980s, medical attention focused on dramatic cocaineassociated complications …

The association of cocaine and amphetamine use with hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke is
based almost solely on data from case series. The limited number of epidemiologic studies …