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Cocaine

 

            
             In the early fifteen hundreds Spanish explores discovered that the native people of south America could fight off fatigue by chewing on leaves of the coca bush. Followed in 1560, Albert Neiman withdrawed cocaine from the leaves and found this sensation when placed on the tongue. The drink coca cola was developed in 18886 by John Pemberton, this drink contained cocaine and caffeine, but in 1906 the cocaine was removed from this drink. In the Harrison Narcotic Act in 1914 cocaine was made illegal. Later in 1985 crack cocaine was developed and became a major drug problem. .
             Short term affects of cocaine.
             Short term affect of cocaine is that you feel a rush of pleasure and well-being, you also have more energy and are more alert. These affects were off quickly and you are left feeling low and in turn feeling that you need the drug more. As a result of this an addiction starts. Other symptoms are dilated pupils, mental alertness, temper increase and energy increase, a loss of appetite, faster heart rate and constricted vessels. .
             Long term affect of cocaine .
             Long term addicts of the drug eventually tolerate there dosage which make them crave more of the drug to receive the same high. If you an addict and on the drug for a long time you will have symptoms such as paranoia, restlessness, hallucinations, mood swings and be easily irritated. As a long term user you can also be so addicted by the drug that you can take an overdose and die. Cocaine kills people by causing seizures, strokes, respiratory failure and heart attacks. First time users can also experience these symptoms. .
             What cocaine is: .
             Cocaine is formed by a white crystalline powder. The affects of cocaine last between two to four days, from either being inhaled or injected. Street slang for cocaine are wacky dust, snort, coke, c, flake, happy dust, ice, da rock, sugar and yeyo. If cocaine is combined with another drug it can be extremely dangerous as it multiplies the chances of death.


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