PPT-Cocaine

1 Drug Category Stimulant History Cocaine was first synthesized in 1855 It was not until 1880 however that its effects were recognized by the medical world 2 History Cont. Cocaine And Heroin Quiz . Decide whether the following statements are true or false. .. . TRUE . or FALSE: Using marijuana can lead a person to . experiment . with other drugs. . TRUE . or FALSE: People from middle class neighborhoods . Cocaine • April 201 3 • Page 1 Cocaine drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. It produces short - term euphoria, energy, and talkativeness in addition BY KORY RHODES. How . cocaine works. The brain ‘rewards’ us for engaging in life-enhancing behaviour, such as eating or having sex, by releasing a flood of pleasurable neurochemicals. Dopamine is one of these brain chemicals. This chemical reinforcement makes us want to engage in those behaviours again. . By: Jenna Pressler. Emily Freedman. Sara Seidman. Overview. What is Cocaine?. Cocaine is a local anesthetic and central nervous system stimulant. Powder or crystal form. Crack is a form of cocaine that has been processed to make a rock crystal that can be smoked.. Africa. n. . Americans: A Preliminary Study . Shenghan Lai. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Background. Cocaine use is a serious public health problem that affects almost every community in the US. . BY: REINA VALENZUELA. HEALTH 1050. WHAT IS CRACK COCAINE?. CRACK COCAINE IS A HIGHLY ADDICTIVE AND POWERFUL STIMULANT THAT IS DERIVED FROM POWDERED COCAINE USING A SIMPLE CONVERSION PROCESS. CRACK EMERGED AS A DRUG OF ABUSE IN THE MID 1980’S. IT IS ABUSE BECAUSE IT PRODUCES AND IMMEDIATE HIGH AND BECAUSE IT IS EASY AND INEXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE RENDERING IT READILY AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE.. Alex Thurman. www.grammy.com. My Objectives. Review the history, chemistry, and pharmacology of cocaine. Discuss the acute and chronic effects of cocaine use with a focus on cocaine adulterants and metabolites. alkaloid. extracted from the leaf of the . coca. . bush. , . which . is cultivated at high altitudes in South America. It . is the . second . most trafficked illegal drug in the world. . Cocaine . History of Cocaine?. In the 1880’s, psychiatrist Sigmund Freud wrote and prescribed cocaine as a treatment for many ailments such as depression & addiction to alcohol and opiates. . What is it?. Psycho-Education for Patients and Family Members. 4-. 2. Differences Between Cocaine and Methamphetamine. Cocaine effects: 1 to 2 hours.. Methamphetamine effects: 8 to 12 hours.. 4-. 3. Dopamine. Is a chemical that is always present in the brain. TDATF . Shane Hamilton . Coordinator. JADD. Background . JADD and CARP have been funded through the . Tallaght. Drug & Alcohol Task Force (TDATF) since 2018 to provide supports to individuals reporting crack cocaine as a problematic . Claudia . Taccheri. , Catherine Lesko, . Oluwaseun. O . Falade-Nwulia. February 3, 2023. HIV Care Retention in Baltimore. . Baltimore City Annual HIV Epidemiological Profile 2020. Center for HIV Surveillance, Epidemiology and Evaluation, Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD. 2021. . CRIT/FIT/CFS . program – April 2023. Marielle Baldwin, MD, MPH. I . have no financial or other perceived conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to this . presentation. Disclosures. At . the end of this session, participants will be able to. Relationships with Long Term Cocaine Use and Functioning . Brian D. Kiluk, Ph.D.. Kathleen M. Carroll, Ph.D.. Yale University School of Medicine. Supported by NIDA Supplement to R01 DA15969. MOST Meeting March 25, 2015.