Category: Cocaine Addiction

Cocaine, which is derived from the coca plant, has a long history of use for gaining an athletic edge. The Incan culture of South America regularly used coca leaves to give them extra energy as they made their way through the high altitudes of the [...]

The New York Post estimates that the number of people who die due to a cocaine overdose has dropped by half over the last few years, but researchers are still looking for a way to treat addiction to the substance with medications and vaccines. One [...]

Chuck Lorre is a producer and the person who famously fired Charlie Sheen from his starring role on the sitcom “Two and a Half Men.” Charlie Sheen himself certainly had more than a little bit to say about the incident and spoke to every possible [...]

Tom Sizemore was making a name for himself – in a positive way – during the 90s with roles in hit movies like Saving Private Ryan, True Romance, Heat and more. Unfortunately, his struggle with drug and alcohol addiction started to tarnish his stellar acting [...]

In addition to studying new ways to treat and heal those struggling with cocaine addiction, a great deal of research is focused on the changes that are created in those who abuse the drug. A recent study has revealed that those who have lived with [...]

Angelina Jolie has recently been popping up in the media, doing interviews, signing autographs, and posing for pictures. In one of those interviews, Jolie talked about her life in the spotlight and discussed some of the details of her past issues with drug abuse and [...]

The argument over whether cigarettes provide an entrance into the use of harder drugs has been raging for years. Some people believe there is something biologically about smoking that provides a gateway for someone to become more susceptible to addiction to other drugs. While other [...]

Todd Fedoruk, NHL enforcer, recently opened up about his long struggle with alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana – a struggle characterized by major relapses and multiple trips to drug rehab. After the last relapse, Fedoruk talks about the revelation and people that led him to make [...]

Exhaustive research of over 300,000 hospital records has shown that individuals with a history of methamphetamine/amphetamine use are 76 percent more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Scientists have presumed for decades that this connection may exist because both the drug and the disease [...]

“Cracolandias,” or crack lands, are the communities in Rio de Janeiro that house drug addicts of all ages. Though drugs of all kinds are commonly abused in these neighborhoods, crack is one of the primary drugs of addiction. How are officials trying to stem the [...]