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Research Reports: Cocaine: Abuse and Addiction

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Describes the latest research findings on cocaine, exploring the scope of abuse in the U.S., its potential long- and short-term health effects, maternal cocaine use, and treatment approaches.

NIH Pub Number: 10-4166
Published: May 1999
Revised: September 2010
Author: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Describes the latest research findings on cocaine, exploring the scope of abuse in the U.S., its potential long- and short-term health effects, maternal cocaine use, and treatment approaches.

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Publication Cover
NIH Pub Number: 
10-4166
Date: 
May 1999
Revision Date: 
September 2010
Author: 
National Institute on Drug Abuse

This page was last updated September 2010.

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