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Cocaine
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cocaine Anonymous (CA) 
 CA "is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction." The nonprofit support group provides its Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (akin to Alcoholics Anonymous), an addiction self-test, and an A-Z telephone listing by states plus Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. In English and French. http://www.ca.org/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions Last updated Aug 3, 2005 Drug Information
Created by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, this site provides information about the effects, use, and abuse of individual drugs, including cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, steroids, and others. It also includes statistics on illicit drug use in the United States. http://www.justice.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions Last updated Nov 1, 2009 National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Report Series: Cocaine Abuse and Addiction
Questions and answers about cocaine, covering topics such as forms of cocaine (including "crack" cocaine), the scope of cocaine abuse in the U.S., short- and long-term effects of cocaine use, medical complications, the effects of prenatal drug exposure, and treatments for cocaine abuse. Includes a glossary and references. Available in English and Spanish. From the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Cocaine/cocaine.html Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
"Includes more than 11,000 addiction treatment programs, including residential treatment centers, outpatient treatment programs, and hospital inpatient programs for drug addiction and alcoholism." Click on a state on the interactive map, then enter a city and zip code to find listings for treatment programs for "marijuana, cocaine, and heroin addiction, as well as drug and alcohol treatment programs for adolescents and adults." http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Long-term Care, Medical Treatments & Devices, Mental Conditions Last updated Nov 17, 2004 What Ever Happened to Crack Babies?
Brief overview from December 2006 about a 1985 "study in The New England Journal of Medicine [that] suggested that prenatal cocaine exposure could cause behavioral and learning problems, ... [and the subsequent] media maelstrom over 'crack babies.'" Discusses further studies which "have found no scientific basis for such claims," and how doctors have stated that the terms "ice babies" and "meth babies" should not be used. Includes links to related stories. From Discover magazine. http://discovermagazine.com/2006/dec/crack-baby-unfounded-stigma/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Reproductive and Sexual Health Last updated Apr 1, 2007 |
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