Cocaine: Difference between revisions

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Cocaine chemical structure

A sympathomimetic stimulant derived from an alkaloid paste made from the leaves of the coca plant
Both a legitimate medical drug and a drug of abuse

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-*[[Cocaine Intoxication]]
+==Background==
-*[[Cocaine Chest Pain]]
+[[File:Kokain_-_Cocaine.svg.png |thumb|Cocaine chemical structure]]
-*[[Cocaine Withdrawal]]
+*A [[Sympathomimetic toxicity|sympathomimetic]] stimulant derived from an alkaloid paste made from the leaves of the coca plant
-*[[Levamisole toxicity]]
+*Both a legitimate medical drug and a drug of abuse
+==Forms of Abuse==
+*Cocaine can be smoked, snorted, injected or ingested
+*Smoked form is often in a free-base or crack form
+==Adverse effects==
+*Acute
+**Sympathomimetic qualities
+***Tachycardia
+***Fever
+***Agitation
+***Diaphoresis
+*Chronic
+**Atherosclerosis
+**Cardiomyopathy
+**Nasal Septum damage
+**"Crack Lung"
+==Mechanism of action==
+*Blocks reuptake of serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine
+*Anesthetic effects achieved through sodium channel blockade
 ==Differential Diagnosis==
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 ==See Also==
 *[[Sympathomimetic Toxicity]]
+*[[Cocaine Intoxication]]
+*[[Cocaine Chest Pain]]
+*[[Cocaine Withdrawal]]
+*[[Levamisole toxicity]]
 [[Category:Tox]]
 [[Category:Drugs]]