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.
Drugs that affect afterload either enhance vasoconstriction or vasodilation. Vasodilators are intravenous medications that are ordered to decrease afterload on the heart by dilating arteries. The consequence of these drugs is decreased workload on the heart without decreasing contractility.