... another common drug used by addicts. Cocaine in its purest form is a fine, white powder and is bitter tasting. Cocaine is a very powerful stimulant. Its effects can last from fifteen to thirty minutes, to an hour. The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the amount taken and the way it is taken. There is a numbing effect when it is injected or inhaled ... holding a flame close to it to produce a vapor, which is inhaled by the smoker. The effects are felt immediately after smoking it, is very intense, but only lasts from 5-15 minutes. "The physical side effects from chronic smoking o...

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