Description

Cocaine(coke, snow, crack, rock)

Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant most frequently used as a recreational drug. It is commonly snorted, inhaled as smoke, or dissolved and injected into a vein. Mental effects may include an intense feeling of happiness, sexual arousal, loss of contact with reality, or agitation.

What is cocaine?

Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that ups your levels of alertness, attention, and energy. You may hear it called a stimulant. It’s made from the coca plant, which is native to South America. It’s illegal in the U.S. Other names for it include:

• coke
• blow
• rock
• snow
• crack
• flakes

what does cocaine looks like?

It comes in a few different forms. The most common is a fine, white powder. It can also be made into a solid rock crystal.

Most rock users snort the white powder into their nose. Some rub it onto their gums or dissolve it in water and inject it with a needle. Others heat up the rock crystal and breathe the smoke into their lungs.

How It Works!

The drug sends high levels of dopamine, a natural chemical messenger in your body, into the parts of your brain that control pleasure. This buildup causes intense feelings of energy and alertness called a high.

Other short-term effects of cocaine may include:

• Extreme sensitivity to touch, sound, and sight
• Intense happiness
• Anger/irritability
• Paranoid feeling
• Decreased appetite