Cocaine Abuse (cont.)
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Author: Carmelito (Sonny) Arkangel Jr, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.Editors: Marian Gambrell, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Steven L Bernstein, MD, Vice-Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mt Sinai School of Medicine.
Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005
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Cocaine is derived from Erythroxylon coca, a shrub endemic to the Andes, Mexico, West Indies, and Indonesia.
