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Short Term Effects
Increased energy
Decreased appetite
Mental alertness
Increased heart rate and blood
pressure
Constricted blood vessels
Increased temperature
Dilated pupils
Increased energy
Decreased appetite
Mental alertness
Increased heart rate and blood
pressure
Constricted blood vessels
Increased temperature
Dilated pupils
There can be severe medical complications associated with
cocaine use. Some of the most frequent complications are
cardiovascular effects, including disturbances in heart rhythm and
heart attacks; respiratory effects such as chest pain and
respiratory failure; neurological effects, including strokes, seizures,
and headaches; and gastrointestinal complications, including
abdominal pain and nausea.
Cocaine use has been linked to many types of heart disease.
Cocaine has been found to trigger chaotic heart rhythms, called
ventricular fibrillation; accelerate heartbeat and breathing; and
increase blood pressure and body temperature. Physical symptoms
may include chest pain, nausea, blurred vision, fever, muscle
spasms, convulsions, coma, and death. Different routes of cocaine
administration can produce different adverse effects. Regularly
snorting cocaine, for example, can lead to loss of sense of smell,
nosebleeds, problems with swallowing, hoarseness, and an overall
irritation of the nasal septum, which can lead to a chronically
inflamed, runny nose. Ingested cocaine can cause severe bowel
gangrene, due to reduced blood flow. And, persons who inject
cocaine have puncture marks and “tracks,” most commonly in their
forearms. Intravenous cocaine users may also experience an
allergic reaction, either to the drug, or to some additive in street
cocaine, which can result, in severe cases, in death. Because
cocaine has a tendency to decrease food intake, many chronic
cocaine users lose their appetites and can experience significant
weight loss and malnourishment.
Research has revealed a potentially dangerous interaction between
cocaine and alcohol. Taken in combination, the two drugs are
converted by the body to cocaethylene. Cocaethylene has a longer
duration of action in the brain and is more toxic than either drug
alone. While more research needs to be done, it is noteworthy that
the mixture of cocaine and alcohol is the most common two-drug
combination that results in drug-related death.
cocaine use. Some of the most frequent complications are
cardiovascular effects, including disturbances in heart rhythm and
heart attacks; respiratory effects such as chest pain and
respiratory failure; neurological effects, including strokes, seizures,
and headaches; and gastrointestinal complications, including
abdominal pain and nausea.
Cocaine use has been linked to many types of heart disease.
Cocaine has been found to trigger chaotic heart rhythms, called
ventricular fibrillation; accelerate heartbeat and breathing; and
increase blood pressure and body temperature. Physical symptoms
may include chest pain, nausea, blurred vision, fever, muscle
spasms, convulsions, coma, and death. Different routes of cocaine
administration can produce different adverse effects. Regularly
snorting cocaine, for example, can lead to loss of sense of smell,
nosebleeds, problems with swallowing, hoarseness, and an overall
irritation of the nasal septum, which can lead to a chronically
inflamed, runny nose. Ingested cocaine can cause severe bowel
gangrene, due to reduced blood flow. And, persons who inject
cocaine have puncture marks and “tracks,” most commonly in their
forearms. Intravenous cocaine users may also experience an
allergic reaction, either to the drug, or to some additive in street
cocaine, which can result, in severe cases, in death. Because
cocaine has a tendency to decrease food intake, many chronic
cocaine users lose their appetites and can experience significant
weight loss and malnourishment.
Research has revealed a potentially dangerous interaction between
cocaine and alcohol. Taken in combination, the two drugs are
converted by the body to cocaethylene. Cocaethylene has a longer
duration of action in the brain and is more toxic than either drug
alone. While more research needs to be done, it is noteworthy that
the mixture of cocaine and alcohol is the most common two-drug
combination that results in drug-related death.
| Medical Problems associated with Cocaine |
| What Cocaine Looks Like |
Cocaine is typically very white in color. Pure cocaine from South America (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador) is
typically shipped in a small block shaped and is tightly compressed. The blocks usually weigh one
kilogram. Click Here for more information on cocaine weights. As the cocaine makes it way through
it's drug distribution network, the cocaine typically gets mixed with other additives. These additives
are commonly called "cutting agents". These cutting agents are mixed and/or added to the pure
cocaine in order to create more quantity and thus the purity level decreases as does the potency of the
cocaine. Some of the cutting agents that are typically added to cocaine are mannitol, lactose and
inositol powder. Drug dealers will sometimes put additives into cocaine and the re-compress the
cocaine in order to try pass the cocaine off as being of high purity and not being adulterated.
The different additives effect the texture, color and smell of cocaine. A pure kilogram of cocaine is
commonly referred to as "fish scale" cocaine because the color has a glistening appearance to it.
Most one kilogram blocks of cocaine have markings impressed on them. Many times these markings
consist of animals, letters, symbols and well known logos of legitimate companies.
The color of crack cocaine is best described as being an off white color or a light brown color. The
color of crack cocaine also depends of various causes, including the amount of baking soda that is
used to cook the crack cocaine. Crack cocaine is usually sold as small individual units called "rocks"
and some times are cooked into circular sizes known as "crack cookies". People in the illegal drug
trade very commonly refer to powdered cocaine as "Soft" and crack cocaine as "Hard".
Lower level drug dealers sometimes try to pass off imitation drugs in order to sell to drug addicts or
other level drug dealers. Macadamia nuts are sometimes passed off as being crack cocaine. Sugar,
Coffee creamer, salt and soap detergent are sometimes sold as being powdered cocaine.
typically shipped in a small block shaped and is tightly compressed. The blocks usually weigh one
kilogram. Click Here for more information on cocaine weights. As the cocaine makes it way through
it's drug distribution network, the cocaine typically gets mixed with other additives. These additives
are commonly called "cutting agents". These cutting agents are mixed and/or added to the pure
cocaine in order to create more quantity and thus the purity level decreases as does the potency of the
cocaine. Some of the cutting agents that are typically added to cocaine are mannitol, lactose and
inositol powder. Drug dealers will sometimes put additives into cocaine and the re-compress the
cocaine in order to try pass the cocaine off as being of high purity and not being adulterated.
The different additives effect the texture, color and smell of cocaine. A pure kilogram of cocaine is
commonly referred to as "fish scale" cocaine because the color has a glistening appearance to it.
Most one kilogram blocks of cocaine have markings impressed on them. Many times these markings
consist of animals, letters, symbols and well known logos of legitimate companies.
The color of crack cocaine is best described as being an off white color or a light brown color. The
color of crack cocaine also depends of various causes, including the amount of baking soda that is
used to cook the crack cocaine. Crack cocaine is usually sold as small individual units called "rocks"
and some times are cooked into circular sizes known as "crack cookies". People in the illegal drug
trade very commonly refer to powdered cocaine as "Soft" and crack cocaine as "Hard".
Lower level drug dealers sometimes try to pass off imitation drugs in order to sell to drug addicts or
other level drug dealers. Macadamia nuts are sometimes passed off as being crack cocaine. Sugar,
Coffee creamer, salt and soap detergent are sometimes sold as being powdered cocaine.
Cocaine prices vary from around the world. Most cocaine originates in the South American countries
of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. A price for a kilo of cocaine in Colombia can be purchased for about
$1,800 and sold in the United States for about 10-20 times that amount, depending on which state. The
price of cocaine in Europe is even more expensive than in the United States. For more information on
cocaine prices in the USA, click here.
of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. A price for a kilo of cocaine in Colombia can be purchased for about
$1,800 and sold in the United States for about 10-20 times that amount, depending on which state. The
price of cocaine in Europe is even more expensive than in the United States. For more information on
cocaine prices in the USA, click here.
| Prices for Cocaine |
Long Term Effects
Addiction
Irritability and mood
disturbances
Restlessness
Paranoia
Auditory hallucinations
Addiction
Irritability and mood
disturbances
Restlessness
Paranoia
Auditory hallucinations
Consequences
Cardiovascular effects
- disturbances in heart
rhythm
- heart attacks
Respiratory effects
- chest pain
- respiratory failure
Neurological effects
- strokes
- seizures and headaches
Gastrointestinal effects
- abdominal pain
- nausea
Cardiovascular effects
- disturbances in heart
rhythm
- heart attacks
Respiratory effects
- chest pain
- respiratory failure
Neurological effects
- strokes
- seizures and headaches
Gastrointestinal effects
- abdominal pain
- nausea
