Table 4.
Summary of cocaine use disorder.
Cocaine Common routes of administration Smoking Insufflation Intravenous injection Adverse effects Cardiac Myocardial ischemia Cardiomyopathy Prolonged QTc interval Arrhythmias Sinus bradycardia Pulmonary Reactive airway disease Tracheal stenosis Pneumothorax Pneumomediastinum Pulmonary edema ‘Crack lung’ Neurologic Seizures Transient loss of consciousness Stroke, ischemic and hemorrhagic Renal Rhabdomyolysis Acute renal failure Gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal bleeding Ischemic colitis Obstruction and perforation in ‘body packers’ Psychiatric Transient hallucinations Paranoia Aggression Agitation Stereotyped behavior Other Chronic rhinitis Erosion dental enamel Perforated nasal septum Management Supportive See Table 5for cocaine-induced acute coronary syndrome Withdrawal Rarely medically serious Depression Anxiety Inability to concentrate Increased appetite |