Cocaine Use Linked to Higher Mortality Following SAH

Published April 9, 2013

Cocaine Use Linked to Higher Mortality Following SAH

Filed under: effects of cocaine usage

To examine the effect of acute cocaine use on presentation and outcomes following aSAH, the researchers reviewed prospectively collected data on all patients with aSAH admitted to John Hopkins Medical Institutions between 1991 and 2009. Excluded from … Read more on Medscape

Cocaine addiction cured in rats using blasts of laser lights

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An estimated 1.4 million Americans are reported to be addicted to cocaine. Addiction to the drug is one of the top causes of heart attacks and strokes for people under 35. One of the effects of cocaine use is that it causes compulsive abuse due to its … Read more on DVICE

father tells how son descended into mental illness after cannabis use

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"James started smoking cannabis when he was 15 or 16 years old and subsequently took ecstasy, ketamine and cocaine, as well as occasional use of LSD," Mr Herbert, who is divorced from his son's mother Barbara Montgomery, said. "We counselled James away … Read more on Telegraph.co.uk