Law and Ethics: Cocaine Flashcards
How is cocaine extracted?
How is cocaine purified?
What are the effects of snorting or injecting freebase cocaine?
How can cocaine be used if it cannot be used as freebase cocaine?
What is base-cocaine?
What can cocaine be cut with? And why is it cut?
Explain the pharmacokinetic effects of cocaine
What metabolite is formed when cocaine is used with alcohol?
Why is it often used with alcohol?
What is the mechanism of action of cocaine?
What are the visual signs of intoxication?
What are the effects of short-term use of cocaine?
What are the effects of long-term use or high dose use of cocaine?
What are the medical complications?
What effects does cocaine have to pregnancy?
What problems complicate cocaine therapy?
What pharmacological interventions can be offered to cocaine addicts?
