COCAINE - FRIEND OR FOE .2.

The cocaine epidemie is growing at an alarming rate in the United Stat es. Medical and social implications of cocaine abuse are many and incl ude such aspects as intoxication, personal, financial and moral ruin. Complications associated with cocaine use more commonly involve the ca rdiovascular, central nervous system and the reproductive systems. One of the major concerns regarding cocaine abuse goes far beyond its ill effects on the user. High incidence of congenital malformations and t he learning and behavioral disorders in the infants results in a growi ng number of ''misfit'' or ''undesirable'' citizens in the country. He nce, the healthcare providers, the politicians and the legal system mu st intensely direct their efforts at eradicating this menace.