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Alcohol [22-26], cocaine/crack [16, 21, 27] or heroin [15, 21]. There are also studies providing evidence that injection Impact of Psychoactive Substance on Health-Related Quality of Life Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 2009, Vol. 2, No. 1 9 … Read Document
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Cocaine; Crack Cocaine; Street Drugs; Drug Abuse Introduction Cocaine is a central nervous system stimulant J Psychoactive Drugs 2001; 33:241-53. 54. Guindalini C, Vallada H, Breen B, Laranjeira R. Concurrent crack and powder cocaine users from … Fetch Content
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drug is any substance that produces a psychoactive, chemical or medicinal effect on an individual. even highly potent drugs such as crack cocaine. 5,6 Higher levels of drug use and drug problems have been … Doc Retrieval
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Ingredient that produces the psychoactive effect. Cocaine is a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse Cocaine base (crack) is smoked, either alone or on marijuana or tobacco. … Access Content
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health Marijuana Linked With Testicular Cancer Animal research, he says, will be required to determine whether marijuana's psychoactive ingredient, … Read Document
Effects Series – Cocaine
Cocaine is a powerful stimulant drug made from the South American coca “Crack” is cocaine that is chemically changed so it can Crack chunks are also known as “rock.” All forms of cocaine generally have the same effects. However, as with most psychoactive substances, how it is used affects the … Access Document
Chapter 22 Lesson 3: Psychoactive Drugs
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JOURNAL OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
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Alcohol, Other drugs And Addiction
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Health Risks Of Psychoactive Drugs
Health Risks of Psychoactive Drugs. Type of Drug Consequences to Your Health Crack – Extreme addiction with the same consequences as cocaine – Rapid increase in heart rate and blood pressure, death … View Document
Psychoactive Drug Project
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