Cocaine Powder
Do you know what is in cocaine? It is a drug in a powder form or crystal form. There is a mixture of substances in the powder such as corn starch, talcum powder and/ or sugar. Cocaine has procaine which is a local anesthetic, and some amphetamines. A painkiller is what cocaine was first developed for. It was extracted from coca leaves. If you want it into the bloodstream through the nasal tissue you would sniff the powder. Some people like to rub it on their gums and take it into their body for digestion. Abusers of cocaine want to absorb the drug quickly so they inject it. Doing it this way increases the risk of overdosing. Another way to speed up the absorption is as smoke or vapor. This way has less health risk than injection. Any way you get it into your system, it is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man. It is nearly impossible to get free of the grip of cocaine. Physically it stimulates key receptors, which are nerve endings that sense changes in the body. These receptors are in the brain and euphoria is created when you take cocaine. The drawback is that a tolerance is developed quickly and you need more and more to get the same effect you want. Users of cocaine are of all ages, work groups and levels of economy. This is worldwide multibillion dollar criminal enterprise. You can get respiratory failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage or heart attack all from using cocaine. Did you know if you are carrying a child when it is born it will be addicted to cocaine and may have birth defects and other problems? Even though people in general know about the dangers of this drug its use continues to increase. Mostly because when you use it only once you have a hard time escaping from its effects and now you are on a long hard road of addiction. It is a drug in a powder form or crystal form. There is a mixture of substances in the powder such as corn starch, talcum powder and/ or sugar. Cocaine has procaine which is a local anesthetic, and some amphetamines.
A painkiller is what cocaine was first developed for. It was extracted from coca leaves. If you want it into the bloodstream through the nasal tissue you would sniff the powder. Some people like to rub it on their gums and take it into their body for digestion.
Abusers of cocaine want to absorb the drug quickly so they inject it. Doing it this way increases the risk of overdosing. Another way to speed up the absorption is as smoke or vapor. This way has less health risk than injection.
Any way you get it into your system, it is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man. It is nearly impossible to get free of the grip of cocaine. Physically it stimulates key receptors, which are nerve endings that sense changes in the body. These receptors are in the brain and euphoria is created when you take cocaine. The drawback is that a tolerance is developed quickly and you need more and more to get the same effect you want.
Users of cocaine are of all ages, work groups and levels of economy. This is worldwide multibillion dollar criminal enterprise.
You can get respiratory failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage or heart attack all from using cocaine. Did you know if you are carrying a child when it is born it will be addicted to cocaine and may have birth defects and other problems?
Even though people in general know about the dangers of this drug its use continues to increase. Mostly because when you use it only once you have a hard time escaping from its effects and now you are on a long hard road of addiction.
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