Browsing by Subject "cocaine"

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    • Addictive potential of modafinil and cross-sensitization with cocaine: a pre-clinical study 

      Wuo-Silva, Raphael [UNIFESP]; Fukushiro, Daniela F. [UNIFESP]; Borcoi, Aline R. [UNIFESP]; Fernandes, Helaine A. [UNIFESP]; Procopio-Souza, Roberta [UNIFESP]; Hollais, Andre W. [UNIFESP]; Santos, Renan [UNIFESP]; Ribeiro, Luciana T. C. [UNIFESP]; Correa, Jussara M. R. M. [UNIFESP]; Talhati, Fernanda [UNIFESP]; Saito, Luis P. [UNIFESP]; Aramini, Tatiana C. F. [UNIFESP]; Kameda, Sonia R. [UNIFESP]; Bittencourt, Lia R. A. [UNIFESP]; Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]; Frussa-Filho, Roberto [UNIFESP] (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-10-01)
      Repeated or even a single exposure to drugs of abuse can lead to persistent locomotor sensitization, which is the result of an abundance of neuroplastic changes occurring within the circuitry involved in motivational ...

    • ALCOHOL and CRACK COCAINE USE in WOMEN: A 14-YEAR CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY 

      Moreira, Marcio Mariano; Barbosa, Gerson Laurindo; Laranjeira, Ronaldo [UNIFESP]; Mitsuhiro, Sandro Sendin [UNIFESP] (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014-01-01)
      This article aims to describe the record type for first-time hospital admissions of 761 women at a single institution between 1997 and 2010 according to International Classification of Diseases, 10(th) revision, criteria, ...

    • Avaliação cognitiva em dependentes de crack internados para tratamento 

      Almeida, Priscila Previato de [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2014-09-26)
      Cocaine consumption has become a problem worldwide, especially after the emergence of crack, its smoked form. Today the surveys show a significant decrease in consumption in North America, but in Brazil and other countries ...

    • Changes in cocaine use as viewed by key informants: A qualitative study carried out in 1994 and 1999 in Sao Paulo, Brazil 

      Nappo, S. A.; Galduroz, J. C.; Raymundo, M.; Carlini, E. A. (Haight-ashbury Publ, 2001-07-01)
      The characteristics of coca products use in Sao Paulo, Brazil during the years of 1994 and 1999 were investigated through interviews with 26 key informants (KIs; persons with knowledge of coca product users) in each of ...

    • Characterization of the in vivo cardiac electrophysiologic effects of high-dose cocaine in closed-chest, anesthetized dogs with normal hearts 

      Fenelon, Guilherme [UNIFESP]; Uchoa, Júlio [UNIFESP]; Otobone, José Roberto [UNIFESP]; Reis, Marcos [UNIFESP]; Amaral, José Luiz Gomes do [UNIFESP]; De Paola, Angelo Amato Vincenzo [UNIFESP] (Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC, 2003-07-01)
      OBJECTIVE: To characterize the cardiac electrophysiologic effects of cocaine. METHODS: In 8 dogs (9-13 kg), electrophysiologic parameters and programmed stimulation were undertaken using transvenous catheters at baseline, ...

    • Cocaine - Profiles, drug histories, and patterns of use of patients from Brazil 

      Dunn, J.; Laranjeira, R. (Marcel Dekker Inc, 1999-01-01)
      We studied profiles and drug histories of 294 cocaine users from 15 treatment services in São Paulo, Brazil during 1996-1997. Mean age of subjects was 27 years, and 90% were male. Over 50% had used five different substances ...

    • Complicações cardiovasculares em usuário de cocaína: relato de caso 

      Gazoni, Fernanda Martins [UNIFESP]; Truffa, Adriano A. M.; Kawamura, Carolina [UNIFESP]; Guimarães, Hélio Penna [UNIFESP]; Lopes, Renato Delascio [UNIFESP]; Sandre, Letícia Vendrame [UNIFESP]; Lopes, Antonio Carlos [UNIFESP] (Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB, 2006-12-01)
      BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cocaine is the most commonly used illicit drug and its acute and chronic effects are related to a variety of physiological changes, mainly in the cardiovascular system. This study is a case report ...

    • Contributions of Neuroimaging to Understanding Sex Differences in Cocaine Abuse 

      Andersen, Monica L. [UNIFESP]; Sawyer, Eileen K.; Howell, Leonard L. (Amer Psychological Assoc, 2012-02-01)
      A consistent observation in drug abuse research is that males and females show differences in their response to drugs of abuse. in order to understand the neurobiology underlying cocaine abuse and effective treatments, it ...

    • Crack Cocaine Use in Barcelona: A Reason of Worry 

      Oliveira, Lucio Garcia; Ponce, Julio de Carvalho; Nappo, Solange Aparecida [UNIFESP] (Informa Healthcare, 2010-11-01)
      In Spain, crack cocaine use is silently increasing. in Barcelona, an intentional sample was selected to describe the general characteristics of this consumption. Participants were submitted to an interview and data were ...

    • Crack cocaine: An increase in use among patients attending clinics in São Paulo: 1990-1993 

      Dunn, J.; Laranjeira, R. R.; DaSilveira, D. X.; Formigoni, MLOS; Ferri, C. P. (Marcel Dekker Inc, 1996-01-01)
      Unsubstantiated reports suggest that the availability and use of crack are increasing in São Paulo. To investigate this claim we used the databases from two outpatient clinics for drug users at a public hospital and examined ...