Cocaine is a stimulant that effects the central nervous system, giving users a quick, intense feeling of Euphoria, power and energy mostly resulting in addiction.
A list of effects of taking cocaine is given below.
- Elevates heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and body temperature.
- Ability to be highly productive: Peruvian farmers chewed on "cocoa leaves" and were able to work 20 hours a day. The down side was they burned out young and life expectancy was late thirties.
- Extra energy, followed by lethargy, unless you continue to inject the drug.
- Paranoia : Psychological symptoms such as delusions of persecution or grandeur; Can make you have suicidal thoughts.
- Lack of logical reasoning
- Destruction of the septum (cartilage in the nose)
- ADDICTION: Even after one use, cocaine and crack can create both physical and psychological cravings that make it very, very difficult for users to stop.
- Destruction of family values: you think you are so slick and discreet; the kids know exactly whats going on and lose trust in you for the constant lying
- Injecting cocaine can give you hepatitis or AIDS if you share needles with other users.
- First-time users - even teens - of both cocaine and crack can stop breathing or have fatal heart attacks.
- Using either of these drugs even one time can kill you.
