1. History of Drug Abuse
... an addiction treatment plan were jailed, and soon all attempts at treatment were abandoned. Use of narcotics and cocaine diminished or reduced by the 1920s. The spirit of restraint led to the prohibition of alcohol by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution in ... Nature Related: Pharmaceuticals Cocaine blocks pain sensation and stimulates the central nervous system , producing a sudden increase in heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure. In the brain, it blocks the synaptic reabsorption of certain neurotransmitters (in particular dopamine ). The resultant buildup of neurotransm...
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