The effect of cocaine addiction on human and its treatment

Abstract

This review article explains the action of cocaine addiction on human cells. In recent years, workers are trying to investigate that how cocaine addiction affects human cells and causes diseases and what is the proper and accurate treatment of cocaine addiction. Various medicines and therapies are available for the treatment of cocaine addiction but no one prove 100 % effective, so, this article provides the basic or essential information about cocaine addiction which would be proved very favorable to investigate its treatment and also its mode of action. The leading drug that stimulates the brain by blocking the dopamine, nor epinephrine and serotonin uptake transporters is cocaine. It produces motivation and consideration as well as increased excitement, focus and motor action due to which heart rate and blood pressure is increased. Due to all of these, it causes Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Cardiovascular complications, Cerebral Vasoconstriction, Sudden Death, Renal infarction, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, Neuropsychiatric disorders etc. The hydrochloride salt and free base are the two forms of the cocaine. The drugs which are used for the treatment of cocaine addiction are Buprenorphine, Bupropion and Bromocriptine and several others.  The most important treatment of the cocaine addiction is the use of Acupuncture because it has no side effect but yet no evidence is proved of its efficiency.