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seizure

Fits (clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells)

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substance dependence

According to the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, substance dependence, defined as: When an individual persists in use of alcohol or other drugs despite problems related to use of the substance

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Syncope

Syncope (a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., brain ischemia))

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metabolic acidosis

Metabolic acidosis ((met-ah-BOL-ik as-id-O-sis) A condition in which the blood is too acidic)

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mydriasis

mydriasis, the excessive dilation of the pupil due to disease, trauma or the use of drugs

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Cardiac arrhythmia

Cardiac dysrhythmia, any of a large and heterogeneous group of conditions in which there is abnormal electrical activity in the heart

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hypertension

hypertension or high blood pressure, a chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated

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Teratogenesis

Teratogenesis (congenital abnormalities caused by medicinal substances or drugs of abuse given to or taken by the mother, or to which she is inadvertently exposed during the manufacture of such substances)

vasoconstriction

vasoconstriction, the gene product molecular function

delirium

delirium, a common and severe neuropsychiatric syndrome with core features of acute onset and fluctuating course, attentional deficits and generalized severe disorganization of behavior

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Somnolence

Reduced level of consciousness (a state of depressed central nervous system marked by stupor or insensibility)

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Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction (necrosis of the myocardium caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (coronary circulation))

ocular hypertension

Raised intraocular pressure (a condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma)

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hyperthermia

hyperthermia, the elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation

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Who or what is currently an effect (such as a disease or a phenomenon) caused by cocaine benzoylmethylecgonine, a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant?

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cocaine is a cause of the phenomenon Cardiac arrhythmia

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cocaine is a cause of the phenomenon seizure

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cocaine is a cause of the phenomenon hyperthermia

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Drugs A-Z | FRANK

It’s part of the amphetamine family of drugs, which stimulate the brain and nervous system in a similar way to cocaine and ‘speed’, but with strong effects that last much ...

http://www.talktofrank.com/drugs-a-z?id=106

Cocaine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine) (INN) is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the ...

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Effects of Cocaine - The Health Effects of Cocaine

Cocaine can be snorted, injected and even smoked in some forms of the drug. In all cases cocaine is a strong central nervous system stimulant which affects the brain ...

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Cocaine Effects, Cocaine Withdrawal, Cocaine Treatment

Cocaine effects provides useful information about cocaine addiction along with cocaine treatment.

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BBC - Health: Cocaine

Find out the facts about cocaine, including its effects and risks, and where to go for further advice and support.

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