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Page 194
... cocaine is the drug of war . [ Bogdanovich , 1985 , p . 143 ] Of all drugs , the effects of cocaine are most similar to those of amphetamine . Users describe cocaine's effects as more transient ; they typically last no more than a half ...
... cocaine is the drug of war . [ Bogdanovich , 1985 , p . 143 ] Of all drugs , the effects of cocaine are most similar to those of amphetamine . Users describe cocaine's effects as more transient ; they typically last no more than a half ...
Page 198
... cocaine during the previous month rose from 4.2 to 5.8 million between 1982 and 1985 . In the high - school survey , cocaine use was remarkably stable between 1979 and 1986-15 to 17 percent for lifetime prevalence ; 12 to 13 percent for ...
... cocaine during the previous month rose from 4.2 to 5.8 million between 1982 and 1985 . In the high - school survey , cocaine use was remarkably stable between 1979 and 1986-15 to 17 percent for lifetime prevalence ; 12 to 13 percent for ...
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... cocaine users become behaviorally dependent on the drug . Admitting this , however , does not mean that it is cocaine and cocaine alone that determines the user's pattern of use . Recall the discussion in Chapter 1 on what I called the ...
... cocaine users become behaviorally dependent on the drug . Admitting this , however , does not mean that it is cocaine and cocaine alone that determines the user's pattern of use . Recall the discussion in Chapter 1 on what I called the ...
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