Cocaine 3-benzoyloxy-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo [3.2.1]octane-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester CAS number 50-36-2 ATC code N01BC01 used rarely as a topical anesthetic Recreational uses: euphoria stimulant Other uses: local anesthetic cardiovascular disease Severe: (with chronic use) ? Cardiovasc ...

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Cocaine addiction is the obsessive or uncontrollable abuse of cocaine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) shows promising results. Spiritual based Twelve-step programs such as Cocaine Anonymous (modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous) have some success combatting this problem. A cocaine vaccine is also being tested which may prevent the recipient from feeling the desirable effects of the drug, although a similar effort to develop a heroin vacci ...

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We are all familiar with chemical addictions to intoxicating substances such as alcohol or cocaine. Sex, work and Internet use are also frequently mentioned as aspects of life that can be used addictively. The least recognized addiction in our society, however, may be the addiction to drama that manifests in so many relationships. While drama is a legitimate category of cinema and theater, as an addictive process in relationships it refers to an ongoing dysfunctional need to continually recreate unsafe and unhealthy emotional intensity in one's relationships.

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Cocaine Anonymous, or CA, is a twelve-step program to help people suffering from an addiction to cocaine. As of 1996, its membership is estimated at 30,000. CA describes itself as "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 word "anonymous" in the name signifies that members are not required to give any information about themselves or sign on officially, but are only required to ...

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"Crackpipe" is a slang term for any object used for smoking crack cocaine. This term is used in the expression "Put down the crackpipe!"- meaning "What are you crazy?". Using a crackpipe is sometimes referred to as "playing baseball". This phrase refers to the fact that crack is cocaine in its freebase form. A now-famous post on Craigslist is an [open rant] about a crackhead who stole the sparkplugs from the poster's motorcycle to smoke crack ...

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Crack or cracking means "to break or snap apart". It also may mean: Chemical reaction Cracking (chemistry), the decomposition of complex organic molecules into smaller ones. Crack cocaine, a crudely freebased form of cocaine. Computing Cryptanalysis. "Cracking codes" can be a slang term for codebreaking. Password cracking, the process of discovering the plaintext of an encrypted computer password. Security cracking, the defeating of security devices in co ...

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A lady is a woman who is the counterpart of a lord; or, the counterpart of a gentleman. The term Lady can be used as a title. Lady - Etymology and usage. The word comes from Old English hlaifdige; the first part of the word is laif, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hlaford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in dough; the sense development from bread-kneader, bread-maker, to the ordinary meaning, though not clearly to b ...

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Tobacco smoking is the act of smoking tobacco products, especially cigarettes and cigars. The practice of smoking tobacco originated among Native Americans in eastern North America, where tobacco is native. It was adopted by many Europeans following the colonization of the Americas. According to the World Health Organization, it is most common in east Asia, where as many as two-thirds of all adult males smoke tobacco. Because of concern over the health hazards of smoking, the practice has rapidly declined in recent years in the ...

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A stimulant is a drug that increases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and produces a sense of euphoria or the feeling of being more awake. Stimulants can be used as recreational drugs or therapeutic drugs to increase alertness. They are also used and sometimes abused to boost endurance and productivity as well as to suppress appetite. Examples of stimulants are caffeine, amphetamines, ecstasy and cocaine. Amphetamines are synthetic stimulants. They were first discovered in the 1800s, but their medical uses were no ...

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Yam can mean several things: Yam is Genghis Khan's and Mongols' supply point system Yam is the common name for members of genus Dioscorea Yam is a term used to refer to the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), especially in the United States. Yam is another name for Yaw, the Levantine god of the untamed sea. Yam is a term used on the streets for ounces of the drug cocaine. Other related archivesGenghis Khan,

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Coke may refer to: Coke (fuel), a form of carbon. Coke County, Texas Cocaine (slang), an illicit drug in most countries. Coca-Cola, a soft drink. Cola other than Coca-Cola, often called "coke" in the Southern United States or Australia. Edward Coke (1552-1634), an English entrepreneur and jurist Robert Coke (1829-1897), an American politician Other related archivesCoca-Cola, Cocaine, Coke (fuel), Coke County, Texas, Col

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Powder is a substance that has been crushed into very fine grains. Several powders are frequently referred to simply as "powder", including: Powdered milk, powder made from dried milk solids In cosmetics cosmetic powders, such as face powder, body powder, or talcum powder Gunpowder, a propellant used in firearms fine snow detergent in powder form, such as laundry detergent a slang term for cocaine Powder (film) a

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Smoking may refer to: Smoke, a product of fire. The recreational inhalation of smoke containing drugs, such as from tobacco, cannabis, hashish, cocaine, DMT, heroin, PCP, or methamphetamine. Tobacco smoking. Smoking, a method for curing food. Smoking, a film by Alain Resnais. See also smoker. Other related archivesAlain Resnais, DMT, PCP, Smoke, Smoking, Toba

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Vin Mariani (French: Mariani's wine) was a tonic created circa 1863 by Angelo Mariani, a chemist who became intrigued with coca and its economic potential after reading Paolo Mantegazza’s paper on coca's effects. In 1863 Mariani started marketing a wine called Vin Mariani which was made from Bordeaux wine treated with coca leaves. The ethanol in the wine acted as a solvent and extracted the cocaine from the coca leaves, altering the drink’s effect. It originally contained 6 mg of cocaine per fluid ounce of wine, but Vin Mar ...

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"Vicinity of Obscenity" is the ninth song on System of a Down's latest album, Hypnotize. It is similar to Mezmerize's "This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song", both in the music, and the fact that both songs have mostly nonsense lyrics. The song's post-chorus is an almost funk like section. The song is also well known for its tongue slipping chorus (Banan ...

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Abbott "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was a social and political activist in the United States, co-founder of the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and, later, a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for allegedly dealing cocaine. Hoffman came to prominence in the 1960s, but practiced most of his activism in the 1970s, and has rema ...

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Cocawine was an alcoholic beverage that combined wine and cocaine. The most popular brand was Vin Mariani developed in 1863 by Corsican entrepreneur Angelo Mariani. It was a popular drink at the time. In Atlanta, John Pemberton, a pharmacist, developed his own cocktail based on Vin Mariani and called it Pemberton's French Wine Coca. It proved popular among American consumers. But in 1886, when Georgia introduced Prohibition, he had to replace the wine in his recipe with non-alcoholic syr ...

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The term narcotic, derived from the Greek word narkotikos, meaning "benumbing or deadening", originally referred to a variety of substances that induced sleep (such state is narcosis). In the U.S. legal context, narcotic refers to opium, opium derivatives, and their semisynthetic or totally synthetic substitutes. Cocaine and coca leaves, which are classified as "narcotics" in the U.S. Controlled Subs ...

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Amphetamine psychosis is a form of psychosis which can result from amphetamine or methamphetamine use. Typically it appears after large doses or chronic use, although in rare cases some people may become psychotic after relatively small doses. Other chemicals or drugs which similarly increase dopamine function (such as cocaine and L-DOPA) can produce similar psychotic states. Because of this, the term stimulant psychosis is sometimes used in preference. Amphetamine psychosis - Overview. Amphetamine p ...

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