Cocaine: Uses and Effects
Cocaine is a drug taken from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a potent brain stimulant and one of the most addictive drugs. Cocaine is sold on the street in two main forms: cocaine hydrochloride is a white crystal powder that can be snorted or dissolved in water heated and injected and "crack" is cocaine hydrochloride that has been processed with ammonia or (baking soda) and water into a freebase cocaine. These chips, chunks, or rocks can be smoked. Cocaine may be used occasionally, daily, or in compulsive, repeated-use "binges".Regardless of how it is used, cocaine is highly addictive. Crack cocaine and injected cocaine reach the brain quickly and bring an intense and immediate high. Snorted cocaine produces a high more slowly. Cocaine can produce a surge in energy, leavinf the user with a feeling feeling of intense pleasure, and increased confidence. The effects of powder cocaine last about 20 minutes, while the effects of "crack" last about 12 minutes. Heavy use of cocaine may produce hallucinations, paranoia, aggression, insomnia, and depression. Cocaine's effects are short, and once the drug leaves the brain, the user experiences a
normally pleasurable activities. This makes it extremely difficult to try to quit using cocaine and makes it monkeys have shown that animals will work very hard (press a bar over 10,000 times) for a single Do users develop a tolerance to crack or cocaine?
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