Pharmacology and Abuse of Cocaine, Amphetamines, Ecstasy and Related Designer Drugs

1. Introduction
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2. Production of the Coca Leaf
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3. Cocaine: History of Use
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4. Popularity of Cocaine as a Drug for Medical Treatment
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5. The Different Types of Alkaloids in Coca
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6. The Making of Cocaine in the Jungle
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7. Freebase Cocaine: High Bioavailability with Increase in Potency
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8. Pharmacology of Cocaine
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9. Addictive Properties of Cocaine: Mode Of Action
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10. Cocaine Intoxication: Strategy for Treatment
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11. Special Pathologies in Chronic Cocaine Use
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12. Summary of Advanced Treatment in Cocaine OD
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13. Chronic Toxicity of Cocaine use
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14. Summary of Acute-Chronic Effects of Cocaine
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15. Cocaine Use in Pregnancy
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16. New Options in the Treatment of Cocaine Dependency
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17. Mode of Action of Methamphetamine
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18. Pharmacology of Methamphetamine
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19. Crystal Methamphetamine
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20. Treatment Options in Methamphetamine Addiction and Withdrawal
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21. Amphetamine Derivatives as Appetite Suppressants
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22. Incidence of Illicit Use of Ecstasy
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23. Pharmacology of Ecstasy (MDMA)
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24. Pharmacological Effects of MDMA in Man
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25. Pharmacokinetics of MDMA
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26. Appendix
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27. History of Designer Drugs
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28. Gamma-Hydroxybutyric (GHB) Acid
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29. The Pharmacology of γ-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB)
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30. Use of GHB in Clinical Medicine
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31. Abuse Potential and Intoxication with GHB
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32. Benzylpiperazine (BZP) as a Designer Drug
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33. Natural Products with Abuse Potential
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34. Toxicity of Datura Stramonium
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35. Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) a Psychedelic
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36. The Mushroom Psilocybin with Psychedelic Properties
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37. Ibogaine, Psychedelic Molecule with Anti-Addictive Properties
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38. Peyote, a Mescaline-Containing Cactus
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39. LSD, a Semisynthetic Psychedelic Drug
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40. 5-MeO-DIPT, a Psychedelic Structurally Related to Psiloc(yb)in
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41. Positive Signs and Symptoms of Hard Drug Abuse
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42. Urine Drug Screening (UDS): Identifying the Person with Illicit Use
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43. Types of Urine Drug Testing
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44. Type of Tests for Urine Drug Testing (UDT)
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45. Analysis of Saliva, Hair and Sweat for Drug Testing
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Keywords: Biomedicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, Pharmacy, Medicine/Public Health, general, Emergency Medicine, Biomedicine general