Short-term effects of cocaine use include, among others: extreme energy and happiness, mental alertness, hypersensitivity to light, sound, and touch, irritability, and paranoia (extreme and ...

Thanks to the power of optogenetics, researchers in Switzerland have not only established the first causal link between cocaine-induced changes to brain cells and altered physical behavior, they have ...

Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant and a Schedule II drug. There are long and short-term effects to users of the drug. According to American Addiction Centers, here is what the effects of ...