Cocaine is one of the most consumed stimulants throughout the world, as official sources
report. It is a naturally occurring sympathomimetic tropane alkaloid derived from the leaves …

Since the introduction of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 2003, the technology has
advanced allowing for greater user modifications, with users now able to control voltage …

Cocaine is one of the most consumed stimulants throughout the world, as official sources
report. It is a naturally occurring sympathomimetic tropane alkaloid derived from the leaves …

Objective Crack cocaine consumption is one of the main public health challenges with a
growing number of children intoxicated by crack cocaine during the gestational period. The …

A growing body of evidence suggests that crack cocaine misuse has widespread systemic
and cognitive consequences, but little attention has been given to its systemic …

Brazil is the third largest contributor to Green Analytical Chemistry, and there is significant
participation of toxicologists in the development and improvement of environmental …

Mitochondrial function and energy metabolism are affected in brains of human cocaine
abusers. Cocaine is known to induce mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiac and hepatic …

Crack-cocaine is a cocaine by-product widely consumed by general population in
developing countries. The drug is low cost and is associated with more intense effects when …

Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine and can be smoked, and rapidly absorbed, and,
in part for this reason, is potently addictive. It is hypothesized that crack cocaine is able to …

This review summarizes the literature to date relating to pyrolysis and heated vapour
ingestion of drugs of abuse. In this context, heating is referred to as smoking or pyrolysis, but …