Cocaine and Crack
Cocaine is the most powerful central nerve system stimulant in nature. Cocaine is white powder made from the coca plant in the Andean mountains in South Africa. Thousands of years ago cocaine was used for religious ceremonies. As time went by people who lived in the Andean mountains either made tea from them or chewed on the coca leaves. They did this to relive mountain sickness, hunger and sometimes for refreshment. Crack is smokable. It usually appears as off-white chunks, chips or rocks. It is probable that cocaine dealers, seeking a better market for an existing of the drug, developed the process to expand their user opportunities, since this method allows small amounts to be sold at very low prices. It causes the heart to beat faster and blood vessels to draw together (to constrict). This defiantly makes the risk higher of strokes. The use of this drug gives a large appetite and makes the user feel more alert, energetic, and self-confident, sometimes even more powerful. When a user takes high doses, he/she can become paranoid and delusional. Blood pressure increases, which can cause heart attacks or strokes. In some cases these effects can be fatal. As t
Damage in the fertility system: caused mostly by ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana. Ecstasy could effect the women’s period, which could cause a problem in getting pregnant. Also it could cause problems in the time of the pregnancy like non-gaining weight and giving birth earlier. Cocaine can cause blood in the urine system and marijuana gives a bigger chance in getting blood cancer.
Some topics in this essay:
PEOPLE DRUGS,
BODY Amnesia,
Africa Thousands,
WRONG Inhalants,
Inhalants Inhalants,
Affect Narcotics,
ABUSE1 Cigarette,
Body Heavy,
HEROIN Heroin,
Mind Marijuana,
caused ecstasy,
heart beat,
current drug,
age 12-17,
drug users,
· 1999,
rate current drug,
women age,
heart attacks,
rate current,
coma death,
· 1999 estimated,
irregular heart beat,
youths age 12-17,
addiction dependence ·,
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