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Cocaine
is a white powder substance that is derived from the leaves of the coca
plant which mainly grows in South America. Cocaine is a potent brain stimulant
and one of the most addictive drugs. Cocaine is a stimulant drug like
speed, but much shorter acting.
Street
names:
- Coke
- Blow
- Nose Candy
- Snow
What Cocaine
looks like:
Cocaine hydrochloride
is a white crystalline powder.
Methods
of Use:
- Snorted
- Smoked
- Laced
on other drugs
- Injected
Short
term effects:
- Dilated
pupils
- Increased
temperature, heart rate and blood pressure
- Irritability
and anxiety
- Loss of
appetite
- Constricted
peripheral blood vessels
Long Term
Effects:
- Loss of
coordination
- Collapse
- Blurred
vision
- Dizziness
- Heart
attacks
- Paranoia
- Strokes
- Seizure
- Abdominal
pain
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