8 thoughts on “ Cocaine ”

1. Feb 03,  · Cocaine is a type of illegal drug. Cocaine stimulates your central nervous system and helps you feel happy and excited. These feelings may last for a few minutes to hours. Cocaine abuse is a pattern of use that causes health or other problems. Abuse can include using large amounts of cocaine at one time or using it several times each day or week.

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2. Cocaine is an irritant, however, and acts to constrict blood vessels, causing a chronic runny nose or, in severe cases, ulcerations in the nasal cavity. The euphoric effects of sniffing cocaine are relatively transitory and wear off after about 30 minutes. Cocaine is .

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3. Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. Nearly million Americans (% of the population) reported using cocaine according to a study. The rate of use has remained relatively steady since after a sharp decline from the s and early s. Users can be from all economic status, all ages, and all genders.

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5. Cocaine is a tropane alkaloid with central nervous systems (CNS) stimulating and local anesthetic activity. Cocaine binds to the dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine transport proteins and inhibits the re-uptake of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine into pre-synaptic neurons. This leads to an accumulation of the respective neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft and may result in.

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6. Not everything is as it seems in s Miami.

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7. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. Although health care providers can use it for valid medical purposes, such as local anesthesia for some surgeries, recreational cocaine use is illegal. As a street drug, cocaine looks like a fine, white, crystal powder. Street dealers often mix it with things like cornstarch, talcum.

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8. Feb 17,  · Cocaine is a stimulant. That means it affects the central nervous system. Like other stimulants, cocaine gives you an energy surge. That in turn boosts your alertness, leaving you .

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