| Literature DB >> 7631644 |
C M Heesch1, B H Negus, J H Keffer, R W Snyder, R C Risser, E J Eichhorn.
Abstract
The effects of acute cocaine administration on the pituitary adrenal axis in humans without a history of drug abuse are unknown. The authors studied 12 male volunteers twice in a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized fashion. After intranasal administration of 2 mg/kg cocaine, cortisol levels were significantly higher than after placebo administration. The authors concluded that acute administration of cocaine to humans increases cortisol secretion.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7631644 DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199508000-00004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Med Sci ISSN: 0002-9629 Impact factor: 2.378