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Three people arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine in batteries
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Near half of all drug related emergency room visits are due to cocaine abuse.
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,
Rates of cocaine use by college students over the previous 5 years has varied between 2.0% of all students in 1994 to 4.8% in 2000.
Cocaine is one of the oldest known drugs. The pure chemical, cocaine hydrochloride, has been an abused substance for more than 100 years. |
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Symptoms
of Cocaine Use 
A person can introduce cocaine into the body through these routes: · absorption through the skin after it is rubbed on mucous tissues · inhaled from smoking, which includes crack · injected into the vein, which is called mainlining · intranasally, which means snorting the cocaine through the nose · orally, which is called chewing
After it is introduced into the body, cocaine passes readily into the brain. In the brain, it causes a buildup of dopamine by blocking the normal recycling process. These high levels of dopamine continuously stimulate nerve cells, causing the euphoria, or high.
The effects of cocaine can be felt within seconds. Cocaine provides a dramatic high that lasts 3 to 5 minutes with crack cocaine. The high lasts for up to 30 to 60 minutes when cocaine is snorted or injected. Afterward, the user feels an intense craving for the drug.
Dependency can develop in
less than 2 weeks. Some research indicates that a psychological dependency may
develop after a single dose of high-potency cocaine. As the person develops
a tolerance to cocaine, higher and higher doses are needed to produce the same
level of euphoria.
- anxiety
- panic
- tin foil
- bloody nose
- increased energy
- talking rapidly
- rapid pulse and respirations
- paranoia
- confusion
- dilated pupils
- hallucinations
- altered motor activities (tremors, hyperactivity)
- stuffiness and runny nose
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