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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 cocaine is a powerful drug mad out of leaves the cola plant. It produces short-term euphoria, energy, and talkativeness in addition to potentially dangerous physical effects like raising heart rate and blood pressure. Cocaine abuse and addiction continue to plague our Nation. In 2008, almost 15 percent of Americans had tried cocaine, with 6 percent having tried it by their senior year of high school.Most seriously, people who use cocaine can suffer heart attacks or strokes, which may cause sudden death. Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of the heart stopping (cardiac arrest) followed by an arrest of breathing. Cocaine facts: Cocaine is a strong central nervous system stimulant that increases levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in brain circuits regulating pleasure and movement.Crack is a form of cocaine that has been processed to make a rock crystal (also called freebase cocaine) that can be smoked. The crystal is heated to produce vapors that are absorbed into the blood-stream through the lungs. (The term crack refers to the crackling sound produced by the rock as it is heated.)The high from snorting cocaine may last 15 to 30 minutes; the high from smoking may last 5 to 10 minutes.Injecting cocaine can bring about severe allergic reactions and increased risk for contracting HIV, hepatitis C, and other blood-borne diseases.Cocaine is more dangerous when combined with other drugs or alcohol (poly-drug use). For example, the combination of cocaine and heroin (known as a speedball) carries a particularly high risk of fatal overdose. Cocaine how it can affect your and your health if it could give you cancer and heart attack
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