Patient Education Information

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Tips For Teens: The Truth About Cocaine - This government publication will provide teens with the facts involving cocaine usage.

Street Names for Cocaine - This list of terms comes from the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

What You Need to Know About Cocaine and Crack - KidsHealth has created this information, but it is good for adults too.

Cocaine - Read about the history of cocaine, and the effect it has on the body from the Neuroscience for Kids site.

Cocaine and Crack - Read more about these from the Cleveland Clinic.

Cocaine Anonymous World Services: A Self-Test for Addiction - A list of 23 questions to help determine if someone is addicted to cocaine can be found here.

JAMA Patient Page: Cocaine Addiction -Good patient information about both the immediate and long-term effects of cocaine use. It is provided as a public service of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Office of National Drug Control Policy: Cocaine OR Crack - A general overview of the drug and usage statistics will be located here.

Cocaine image is provided by the DEA