Background Crack-cocaine use is prevalent largely in socio-economically marginalized
populations in the Americas. Its use has been associated with diverse health outcomes, yet …

Cocaine is a powerful stimulant of the sympathetic nervous system by inhibiting
catecholamine reuptake, stimulating central sympathetic outflow, and increasing the …

Written for practitioners in the field, this critically acclaimed bestseller provides authoritative
information focused on the investigation of drug-related deaths and practical approaches to …

Introduction: While pulmonary arterial hypertension remains an uncommon diagnosis,
various therapeutic agents are recognized as important associations. These agents are …

Illicit substance abuse is a major health concern in the United States. Drug use, either acute
or chronic, has potentially grave consequences which include changes affecting the …

Illicit stimulants, such as cocaine, amphetamine, and their derivatives (eg,“ecstasy”),
continue to exact heavy toll on health care in both developed and developing countries. The …

1 Introduction empowering people who inject drugs (PWID) to shift from injecting to other,
safer routes of administration (such as snorting or smoking) is also seen as an important HR …

Organizing pneumonia is a clinical and pathological syndrome that describes a lung injury
caused by an inflammatory reaction in the alveolar connective tissue. Classified as an …

Objective The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe the spectrum of medical
and trauma complications associated with self-reported cocaine use. Methods Patient …

Cocaine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant extracted from the leaves of
Erythroxylon coca, a native plant of the Andean and Amazon regions in South America …