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Cocaine
By: Isaiah Carmichael
Core 2
5/21/12
What does it look like
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What does cocaine look like?
Usually solid as a fine white powder that is
powerfully addictive. Cocaine can be snorted
and dissolved in water and ejected. Cocaine
originates from cocoa leaves hence the name
cocaine. On the street the names for cocaine are
coke, C, blow, snow, flake. Some times they melt
the cocaine in a spoon with a lighter.
How can you abuse it
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You can abuse this drug by snorting it, smoking
it, and injecting this drug with a needle. People
who use this drug have a greater risk for
contracting HIV’s. Cocaine related deaths are
often a result of cardiac arrest or a seizure
followed by respiratory arrest.
It was estimated that in 2010 that there were 1.5
million cocaine users aged 12 or older.
What are the side affects
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The side affects of cocaine have different reactions in different
places like the nervous system, cardiovascular, respiratory, ocular,
and gastrointestinal. The nervous system side affects are
nervousness, restlessness, excitement, tremors, and seizures.
The cardiovascular system side affects or symptoms are
vasoconstriction with small doses of cocaine and increased heart
rate with moderate doses of cocaine.
The side affects or symptoms of the respiratory system are
having included fatal respiratory system failure secondary to the
depression of the central nervous system.
The side affect or symptoms with the oculars include sloughing
of the corneal epithelium, clouding, pitting, and corneal
ulceration. The side affects or symptoms of the gastrointestinal
symptoms are just vomiting
How is cocaine made
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Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine) is a crystalline
tropane alkaloid that is taken from the leaves of
a cocoa plant. The name “cocaine” comes from
the plant and a alkaloid suffix- ine. Which makes
the word cocoa= coc and the suffix = ine which
put together equals cocaine.
How does cocaine get you high
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How does cocaine get you high? Cocaine gets
you high by messing with your nervous system
and that in turn get your high.
How does it ruin your life
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Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug that once you get hooked
on it, it is almost impossible to get off cocaine. So you have to
keep on going back to the drug dealers that basically get your pay
check until you are flat broke and in debt and eventually have to
start stealing money to supply your habit. Then you start
hallucinating. You start seeing and feeling things and most of the
time these things are called coke bugs an what happens is that
the “coke bugs” start crawling all over the cocaine users body
and he or she will start picking or scratching there body but
mostly the persons face. If the user continues using crack he or
she may even start hearing things
How do you get off crack
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Getting off crack is hard the person needs some
one to live with and help them get new habits
and to help them slowly off it. And sometimes
the person may need special medical attention.
Does it affect other people
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Does it affect other people? Doing crack with a
needle is the easiest way to get HIV’s and if you
have loved ones at home your could be
spreading it to them so think twice before you
do crack
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Web sites
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www.dugs.com