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What Arouses Cocaine-Dependent Women and Men?
- February 27, 2012
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Brain activations with different cues suggest somewhat different treatment strategies for men and women.- Reviewing:
- Potenza MN et al., Am J Psychiatry 2012 Jan 31;:
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Levamisole-Adulterated Cocaine Might Not Be Associated with Agranulocytosis
- December 16, 2011
- Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Providers should obtain a complete blood count to evaluate for agranulocytosis in cocaine users with suggestive symptoms.- Reviewing:
- Chai PR et al., Acad Emerg Med 2011 Nov; 18:1141.
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Dogma Challenged —β-Blockers for Patients with Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain?
- July 2, 2010
- Aaron J. Calderon, MD, FACP
- Hospital Medicine
ß-blockers seem to be safe in the short term, with potential long-term benefit as well.- Reviewing:
- Rangel C et al., Arch Intern Med 2010 May 24; 170:874.
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Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain and β-Blockers
- June 22, 2010
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
ß-blockers might not be contraindicated after all.- Reviewing:
- Rangel C et al., Arch Intern Med 2010 May 24; 170:874.
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Earlobes and Cocaine
- June 18, 2010
- Mark V. Dahl, MD
- Dermatology
Levamisole kills worms in dogs and turns your earlobes purple — what's not to like?- Reviewing:
- Bradford M et al., Ann Intern Med 2010 Jun 1; 152:758.
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Prenatal Effects of Cocaine: An Animal Study
- February 22, 2010
- Barbara Geller, MD
- Psychiatry
Cocaine in macaque mothers reaches the fetal brain.- Reviewing:
- Benveniste H et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 Jan 26; 107:1582.
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Cocaine-Related Chest Pain: The Year After Free
- April 24, 2009
- Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
During 1 year after an ED visit for low-risk cocaine-related chest pain, patients had a very low rate of MI but a high rate of repeat ED visits, often for cocaine-related chest pain.- Reviewing:
- Cunningham R et al., Ann Emerg Med 2009 Mar; 53:310.
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Management of Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain and MI Free
The most important differences from management of non–cocaine-associated chest pain and MI are use of benzodiazepines and avoidance of beta-blockers for patients with hypertension and tachycardia.- Reviewing:
- McCord J et al., Circulation 2008 Apr 8; 117:1897.
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Guidelines: MI and Chest Pain Associated with Cocaine Use
- April 16, 2008
- Mark S. Link, MD
- Cardiology
A scientific statement summarizes urgent and nonurgent care of a subgroup of chest-pain patients with unique characteristics.- Reviewing:
- McCord J et al., Circulation 2008 Apr 8; 117:1897.
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Cocaine Chest Pain: To Beta Block or Not? Free
- February 29, 2008
- Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
β-blockers reduced the incidence of myocardial infarction but not death in this retrospective cohort study.- Reviewing:
- Dattilo PB et al., Ann Emerg Med 2008 Feb; 51:117.
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HIV and Cocaine, Separately and Combined, Contribute to Coronary Calcification
- April 13, 2005
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In a cross-sectional analysis, cocaine use and HIV infection were both implicated in the development of subclinical atherosclerosis; whether cocaine and HIV have synergistic effects on cardiovascular disease remains unclear.- Reviewing:
- Lai S et al., Arch Intern Med 2005 Mar 28; 165:690-5.
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Levamisole-Contaminated Cocaine Apparently Causing Agranulocytosis Free
- December 18, 2009
- Physician's First Watch
Several cases of agranulocytosis have been linked to cocaine use and are apparently due to adulteration with levamisole, an antihelminthic drug, MMWR reports. The authors... -
Ask Young Chest Pain Patients About Cocaine Use, Guidelines Urge Free
- March 18, 2008
- Physician's First Watch
Younger patients being evaluated for possible acute coronary syndrome should be asked about cocaine use, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association... -
A Molecular Switch for Chronic Cocaine Addiction
- January 7, 2008
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
An animal study provides important insights.- Reviewing:
- Renthal W et al., Neuron 2007 Nov 8; 56:517.
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Cocaine Injection, Needle Exchange, and HIV Infection
- February 21, 2007
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
The increased risk for HIV seroconversion associated with daily participation in Vancouver’s needle-exchange program can be partially explained by daily cocaine injection.- Reviewing:
- Wood E et al., Am J Med 2007 Feb; 120:172-9.
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Sex-Drug Use Increases HIV Risk for MSM
- July 27, 2009
- Keith Henry, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In a cohort of HIV-uninfected MSM, the use of poppers, stimulants, or erectile dysfunction drugs significantly increased the risk for acquiring HIV.- Reviewing:
- Ostrow DG et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 Jul; 51:349.
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Limbic Dopamine Levels and Treatment for Cocaine Dependence
- April 4, 2011
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Might increasing limbic dopamine levels improve outcomes in cocaine treatment?- Reviewing:
- Martinez D et al., Am J Psychiatry 2011 Mar 24;:
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Treating the Molecular Biology of Cocaine Addiction
- September 20, 2010
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Research in rats points to the possible therapeutic value of a selective inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenase-2.- Reviewing:
- Yao L et al., Nat Med 2010 Sep; 16:1024.
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Lack of Care for HIV-Infected Crack Cocaine Users
- March 8, 2010
- Ingrid V. Bassett, MD, MPH
- HIV/AIDS
Twenty percent of the HIV-infected crack cocaine users hospitalized at two U.S. sites reported that they had never received outpatient HIV care.- Reviewing:
- Bell C et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 Feb 18;:
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Helping Recovering Cocaine Users Sleep
- February 22, 2010
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Modafinil may improve the sleep of chronic cocaine users, but does this improvement affect overall outcomes?
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Morgan PT et al., Am J Psychiatry 2010 Jan 15;:
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