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- noun organic chemistry The
ethyl ester ofbenzoylecgonine , structurally similar tococaine , formedin vivo when cocaine andethyl alcohol have beeningested simultaneously.
Etymologies
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Some drugs interact with alcohol to form more dangerous substances -- for example, cocaine is converted to cocaethylene, which is more toxic to the heart.
Amanda Feilding: Legal Highs Demonstrate Antiquated Drug Policy Legislation Amanda Feilding 2011
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In addition, many of the metabolites of cocaine formed by the body (such as norcocaine and cocaethylene) have similar and sometimes stronger effects than cocaine itself.
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The thermally stable CocE was found to effectively degrade cocaine and two of cocaine's active metabolites, norcocaine and cocaethylene, and not degrade benzoylecgonine, the metabolite used in urinalyses for recent cocaine use.
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The thermally stable CocE was found to effectively degrade cocaine and two of cocaine's active metabolites, norcocaine and cocaethylene, and not degrade benzoylecgonine, the metabolite used in urinalyses for recent cocaine use.
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Moreover, many of the metabolites of cocaine formed by the body (such as norcocaine and cocaethylene) have similar and sometimes stronger effects than cocaine itself.
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In addition, many of the metabolites of cocaine formed by the body (such as norcocaine and cocaethylene) have similar and sometimes stronger effects than cocaine itself.
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The thermally stable CocE was found to effectively degrade cocaine and two of cocaine's active metabolites, norcocaine and cocaethylene, and not degrade benzoylecgonine, the metabolite used in urinalyses for recent cocaine use.
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A third chemical - cocaethylene - builds up in the liver over a number of years among those who mix the two
WN.com - Articles related to US 'to ban drinks containing combination of alcohol, caffeine' 2009
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Increasing cocaine use among the young may explain heightened concerns about the effects of cocaethylene.
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For not only is cocaethylene toxic in the liver, it is also blamed for heart attacks in the under-40s and a surge in social problems.
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