In turn, its influence on the reward circuit can lead a user to bypass survival activities and repeat drug use. Chronic cocaine use can lead to a cocaine addiction and in some cases damage the brain and other organs. An addict will continue to use cocaine even when faced with adverse consequences.
vasodilator (vÄÂ´zÅdÄ«Â´lÄtur), n 1. an agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels. n 2. a drug that relaxes the smooth muscle walls of the blood vessels and increases their diameter.
Vasomotor refers to actions upon a blood vessel which alter its diameter. More specifically, it can refer to vasodilator action and vasoconstrictor action. Currently, new research has been performed suggesting that vasomotor topographic patterns are not consistent with traditional vasomotor nerve topography charts.