16/11/2009 by admin.

New Home Office figures show the rates of cocaine exposure amongst 16-24 year old in England and Wales are up.

6.6% reported cocaine use in the previous 12 months compared to 5.1% a year earlier

The rise mirrors the adult trend, with cocaine use up to 3% for the year and 10% for all drug groups.

 Lower prices and no decrease in supply or availability contributed. Polydrug use is also increasing.

Screen for cocaine use quickly and cheaply  Cocaine drug detection kits

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10/11/2009 by admin.

Researchers at Bayer College of Medicine in Houston Texas have concluded the first part of Cocaine vaccination trials, and found the vaccine clinically effects 38% of subjects.

The vaccine uses the immune system to block the effects of cocaine and may be used in treating cocaine addiction - provided larger studies support the provisional idicators of effect and clinical safety.

It is not likely to be a treatment option for at least 3-5 years

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07/10/2009 by admin.

A study in the USA on an experimental Cocaine vaccine for Cocaine addicts has shown promising results. The research was conducted at Yale University and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

While only a relatively small study the results suggested that this may be a way forward in the fight against drug addiction, and enabled some addicts to cut there drug useage.

Click here to visit BBC online and read more about this Cocaine vaccine

Click here for information on Cocaine Drug Testing

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04/06/2009 by admin.

The report in Miami Herald is about a drug that has been undergoing clinical trials in US as a treatment for Cocaine addiction

Click on link to read about the drug

http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1073030.html

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24/02/2009 by admin.

The amont of cocaine entering the UK via the Bulkans has increased significantly, contributing to the still falling street price.

The EU remains the second largest world market for cocaine, with the bulk still entering from West Africa

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05/12/2008 by admin.

High doses can raise the body’s temperature, cause convulsions and respiratory or heart failure

Highly risky for anybody with high blood pressure or a heart condition. Perfectly healthy, young people can have a fit or heart attack after taking too much coke and you may not know you’ve got a pre-existing heart condition

Heavy use can cause depression and serious problems with anxiety and paranoia

Can bring previous mental health problems to the surface

Alcohol and cocaine together can be particularly dangerous as the substances interact in the body to produce a toxic chemical

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05/12/2008 by admin.

The government yesterday launched a new anti Cocaine ad campain warning youngsters about the risks of Cocaine use and Cocaine addiction.

The 1 million pound campaign which will appear on television and the internet is to highlight the dangers posed by Cocaine to the users health &  personality as well as the social costs of Cocaine use and Cocaine addiction.

Cocaine a class A drug was once only popular in fashionable London society, but has now gained in popularity across the whole country and across all social groups.

The campaign has been launched by TalktoFrank, the government funded campaign which provides young people and their families with information & advice about drugs.

Dawn Primarolo, the Health Minister, said: “There is a darker side to using cocaine which this campaign exposes. Addiction, personality change and the risk of heart attacks – even at a young age – can ruin the health and lives of cocaine users and their families.”

Click here to visit the TalktoFrank website and find out more about Cocaine use

Click here to visit BBC news and watch the video about Cocaine use

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17/11/2008 by admin.

Just read this encouraging article below from todays Guardian online. It seems treating cocaine & heroin addicts for their addiction does reduce crime levels.

Research published today shows that heroin and crack cocaine addicts receiving drug treatment commit fewer crimes to feed their habit.

The Manchester University study, based on data from the police national computer, shows that the number of offences committed by addicts - such as theft - fell by almost half once they had entered drug treatment programmes.

The research results were based on 1,500 heroin and crack cocaine users who had recently been convicted and sentenced to undergo rehabilitation treatment in the community rather than jailed.

The study found that the total number of crimes for which they were charged in the year following the start of treatment fell from 4,381 to 2,348. The biggest category of theft fell from 1,234 to 635. The highest proportion of crimes committed while they were in treatment were for breaching a previous sentence.

Reductions in crime were consistent across the board. Violence more than halved, as did offences of fraud, drug possession and prostitution.

Paul Hayes, of the National Treatment Agency, which funded the study, said: “While this confirms the value of using substitute prescribing … to stabilise drug users, it also shows crime is cut rather than eradicated. This reinforces the need for drug workers to go further and do more to actively get users off drugs and reintegrated into society.”

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14/11/2008 by admin.

Single use saliva tests to detect cocaine use are now available for public and professional use here in the UK. The tests need no additional materials or training to complete a screen for cocaine and crack cocaine, in under 5 minutes, using a simple sample of saliva.

Just revove the cocaine test from its foil and remove the cover to expose the tongue like swab which can be wet with saliva dirrectly or dipped into a sample pot. The drug test membrane then works and will display a positive result if cocaine is present (one control line only) and a negative result (control and test line, 2 lines) if cocaine is not detected at above the sensitivity of the test membrane. The sensitivity is set to avoid any accidental environmental exposure to cocaine from bank notes or other sources. Results are reliable and easy to interpret.

The cocaine saliva drug tests are sold in packs of 5 

Cocaine urine test kits are also available.

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11/11/2008 by admin.

Read this interesting article in the guardian today

Here is an extract from the article

It has become commonplace for people who are overweight to attribute their waistline to their DNA. Now, celebrities caught snorting cocaine might also be able to blame their parents.

Scientists reported yesterday the discovery of a gene that increases the chances of becoming hooked on the drug Addicts were 25% more likely to carry the gene variant than people who did not use cocaine, a study found.

The discovery is unlikely to lead to a treatment for cocaine addicts, but scientists hope it could be used to screen for those most likely to have problems kicking the habit if they ever try the drug.

“If you are a carrier of this gene variant, the likelihood of getting addicted to cocaine is higher,” said Rainer Spanagel, a professor of psychopharmacology at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, Germany, who led the study. “You can certainly use this as a vulnerability marker for cocaine addiction.”

Click here to read the full story online

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