We know that cocaine is a powerful and addictive drug and an important question remains: does cocaine mess up this process so that
when cocaine users are off the drug they feel like other people have more negative emotions?»
Not exact matches
In his trial, Kosten found that 50 percent of
cocaine users had
cocaine - free urine
when tested 8 to 16 weeks after vaccination, compared with 35 percent of those who received a placebo shot.
«Our study affirms and may help explain why people who regularly use
cocaine are more willing to partake in risky sex
when under the influence of
cocaine, and underscores why public health officials and physicians should be ensuring that
cocaine users are supplied with condoms to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted disease,» says Matthew Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
This might hinder the ability to interact in social situations, but it may also help explain why
cocaine -
users report higher levels of sociability
when intoxicated — simply because they can't recognise the negative emotions».