Cocaine is a fierce addictive stimulant that is made from the leaves of the coca planet found in south America. However, it can be used in various medical purposes as well such as local anesthesia for some surgeries.
How dangerous is cocaine?
The drug looks like a white crystal street drug; however, some dealers often mix it with other substances in order to increase the profit. Moreover, some opioids if added, may be risky, but the addicts do not know that, they only sniff it for the pleasure the experience brings to them.
Therefore, overdosing might be dangerous as it can cause sudden deaths. Furthermore, some people gave the drug other nicknames that are popular among the dealers and users.
Some of these names include:
- Rock
- Snow
- Crack
- Coke
How is Cocaine used?
the drug is mostly used by sniffing through the users' nose or simply rub it into their gums. Moreover, some users might inject it in their bloodstream after dissolving the powder. Some other people might combine Cocaine and heroin altogether and inject it in the bloodstream and it is called a Speed-ball.
However, some users might smoke it as a rock crystal, which is called freebase Cocaine. Furthermore, some regular users often take it in binges as well as taking the drug on a regular basis in order to maintain their high.
Short and long-term side effects of the drug
Cocaine does have effects on the body as well as brain functions, which can be divided into short-term and long-term side effects. Therefore, we will tackle these effects in order to prevent being addicted to this dangerous drug.
Short-term effects might include:
- irritability
- paranoia
- extreme happiness and energy
- mental alertness
- hypersensitivity to sight, sound, and touch
- nausea
- raised body temperature and blood pressure
- fast or irregular heartbeat
- tremors and muscle twitches
However, long-term effects might be more dangerous than any other short-term effects on the addicts' health.
Moreover, they might include:
- loss of smell and nose bleeding
- cough and asthma
- risk of getting HIV or hepatitis C