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Was Cocaine Ever Used for Medicinal Purposes?

Question by alise s: Was cocaine ever used for medicinal purposes?
I do know that heroin was once thought of to treat morphine addiction. I was just wondering whether cocaine might have started out on a similar path.

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Answer by eric54_20
Cocain was used for… Continue reading

Hoffman's Death Highlights Growing Trend of U.S. Heroin Use

Hoffman's death highlights growing trend of U.S. heroin use
From 2007 to 2012, the number of Americans getting high off heroin nearly doubled, from 373,000 to 669,000, according to the federal government's most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released last fall. Every 19 minutes, someone in the… Continue reading

Australian Police Secure Record Cocaine Haul From South America

Australian police secure record cocaine haul from South America — Sign up for a free trial of News Direct’s animated news graphics at http://newsdirect.nma.com.tw/Reuters.aspx Australian Federal Police, in concert with US a…


Insight: Surge in cocaine trade undermines Conde's bid to revive Guinea
A lack of government figures makes estimating… Continue reading

Cocaine: From the Street Level to the Cartels

Cocaine: From the Street Level to the Cartels — Final project for a criminology class at Elon University. Gives statistics on cocaine arrests and trafficking. Outlines the differences between street level …


Mexico announces anti-kidnapping plan
The government statistics show a mixed record. … Without the resources to move big… Continue reading

Crack Cocaine!!!


 

crack cocaine!!! – me being an idiot.

 

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: I was wrong about medicinal marijuana

Filed under: symptoms of using cocaine

I didn't look far enough. … I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis. Fall TV Preview: The… Continue reading

Reading, Writing, Games Could Be ‘Brain Insurance’


 

Reading, Writing, Games Could Be ‘Brain Insurance’ – Love to read and write? A new study shows those activities might have some positive effects on your brain as it ages.

 

Free naloxone kits to prevent heroin, OxyContin and other opioid overdoses are

Filed under: treat cocaine addiction… Continue reading

Peralta and Community Fight Against New Rehab Center


 

Peralta and community fight against new rehab center – ASSEMBLYMAN JOSE R. PERALTA JOINS COMMUNITY AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS LANDLORD WHO TRIED TO SECRETLY OPEN A DRUG REHAB CENTER IN CORONA.

 

Heroin: Unintended consequence of meth, Rx drug crackdown

Filed under: rehab for cocaine

Heroin never really went away, of… Continue reading

Environmental Impact of Cocaine


 

Environmental Impact of Cocaine – Discover the Environmental effect of Cocaine? If you would like to find out more please visit www.drug-aware.com. Traditionally alcohol is the most commonly misused substance, followed by marijuana. Having said that, cocaine is catching up very quickly. That is a disturbing prospect due to… Continue reading