Cocaine is a substance that has been around for many years and still remains highly abused today. Cocaine is the psychoactive agent found in coca plants. Coca is one of the first, most compelling and most dangerous drugs of natural origin. It is used medically as an anesthetic and as an illegal drug. During the 1980’s cocaine use was at its finest. It was the preferred drug of use for the wealthy and acclaimed and was part of what some called a captivating life the “Champagne of Drugs”. During the late 1980s, cocaine was no longer the drug of choice for the wealthy. By the 90’s, it had the reputation of America’s most deadly and addictive drug, linked with crime, poverty, and death. The continued use of cocaine can result in increased risk
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Drug use by women during their pregnancies show a wide spread of health problems during and after the pregnancies. The amount of cocaine that is used during a pregnancy will determine how bad and how long these effects will last. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse indicated that 2.8% of women used illicit drugs while they were pregnant and cocaine was one of the main ones. Both Opiate and Cocaine exposure are correlated to premature birth and lower birth weight. This study shows that consuming cocaine and opiates can negatively affect the growth and well-being of the …show more content…
The left inferior frontal gyrus is extremely important for language comprehension and production because most language processing takes place in the left hemisphere. Although, brain reactivity to cocaine and response cues are associated with long-term cocaine use, the behavior of long-term users did not show any signs of cravings. The length of drug use was a better predictor of limbic brain activation than the quantity of a drug the person had recently been taking or how much they have been craving cocaine. Although these results predict the risk of relapse in the cocaine-dependent individual. Further, larger-scaled studies are needed to extend these
Drug use by women during their pregnancies show a wide spread of health problems during and after the pregnancies. The amount of cocaine that is used during a pregnancy will determine how bad and how long these effects will last. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse indicated that 2.8% of women used illicit drugs while they were pregnant and cocaine was one of the main ones. Both Opiate and Cocaine exposure are correlated to premature birth and lower birth weight. This study shows that consuming cocaine and opiates can negatively affect the growth and well-being of the …show more content…
The left inferior frontal gyrus is extremely important for language comprehension and production because most language processing takes place in the left hemisphere. Although, brain reactivity to cocaine and response cues are associated with long-term cocaine use, the behavior of long-term users did not show any signs of cravings. The length of drug use was a better predictor of limbic brain activation than the quantity of a drug the person had recently been taking or how much they have been craving cocaine. Although these results predict the risk of relapse in the cocaine-dependent individual. Further, larger-scaled studies are needed to extend these