Cocaine: Cocaine Facts

Question: What are the effects of cocaine?

(Posted by: slavenipples on 2010-03-02 09:14:20)

Posted by: ~*~ on 2010-03-02, 09:28:31

Short-Term Effects --------------------------- When cocaine is used it interferes with the reabsorption of dopamine, a brain chemical associated with pleasure and movement, producing a euphoric effect. Shortly after cocaine is ingested the user may experience the following symptoms: •Constricted blood vessels. •Dilated pupils. •Increased body temperature. •Increased heart rate. •Higher blood pressure. Long-Term Effects -------------------------- Repeated cocaine use can cause the following health consequences: Chronic users of cocaine can become malnourished due to the drug's ability to decrease appetite. Each method of taking cocaine can produce specific health effects, including: •Snorting: Chronically runny nose, nosebleeds, loss of smell, hoarseness, and problems swallowing. •Ingesting: Severe bowel gangrene due to a reduction in the flow of blood to the intestines. •Injecting: Severe allergic reactions. Increased risk for contracting HIV, Hepatitis and other blood-borne diseases.

Posted by: Joel Rush on 2010-03-02, 09:15:38

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Posted by: Chimanlal Desai on 2010-03-02, 09:49:53

Hi Slavenip, Cocaine EffectsToll Free 800.399.3612 1.A very deadly, addictive drug with a number of unpleasant side effects, cocaine abuse and the resulting cocaine effects can range from irritating to fatal. Cocaine affects the body in many dangerous ways, putting your body at risk for serious problems related to these cocaine effects. Cocaine effects can be divided into two groups: short-term and long-term cocaine effects. 2.Short-Term Cocaine Effects: Short-term cocaine effects appear almost immediately after a single use. Short-term cocaine effects can cause serious bodily damage and, in some cases, lead to death, which is often a result of cardiac arrest or seizures followed by respiratory arrest. Users will experience the following short-term cocaine effects: Mental alertness, Dilated pupil, Constricted vessels, • Decreased appetite, Increased blood pressure,• Increased temperature• Increased heart rate Increased energy. 3.Long-Term Cocaine Effects: Addiction, • Irritability, , Restlessness, Mood Disturbances • Paranoia, • Auditory Hallucinations. 4.Cocaine effects are not just physical and emotional; cocaine can also affect your social and family life, causing you to lie to others about the use of cocaine. Cocaine addicts also lie to themselves about becoming addicted, stealing to support the expensive cocaine habit. Absenteeism at work and school can also become a problem, endangering the future for cocaine addicts. 5.Other cocaine effects, such as increased work productivity and the supposed increase in creativity, seem great at first, but may lead to increased usage that leads to becoming addicted. Models and actors have been known to take cocaine so they can experience the cocaine effects of decreased appetite and eventual weight loss. Large doses of cocaine will intensify short-term cocaine effects and can sometimes cause the cocaine user to display erratic and violent behavior. When first-time cocaine users continue to take the drug, despite the unpleasant side effects they may experience, they become cocaine addicts and begin to experience long-term symptoms. 6.If you decide to stop taking cocaine once you are addicted to it, you will experience withdrawal symptoms, which may include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes and involuntary leg movements. OK.