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Cocaine : pharmacology, effects, and treatment of abuse

Grabrowski, John, ed.

Cocaine : pharmacology, effects, and treatment of abuse - RockvilleUS National institute on Drug Abuse 1984 - viii, 135 p.

Series of papers provide a current review of the present knowledge of cocaine. Discusses the resurgence of cocaine use in the last decade. Reviews cocaine's neurochemical mechanisms of action. Identifies specific pharmacological effects relating to absorption, distribution of the drug in the body, metabolism and excretion. Other aspects include tolerance and dependence. Analyses behavioral effects of cocaine in animals and humans. Discusses changing patterns of use and experimental treatment of abuse.

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