Cocaine Addiction
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Cocaine, what is cocaine? Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant. Cocaine is generally sold on the streets, it is a fine, white, crystalline powder. Cocaine is referred to as "coke,' "blow," "flake," or "snow." It can be ingested in two ways, the cocaine abuser can either sniff or snort the coke or it can be dissolved in water and taken intravenously (injected). In it's freebased form it can be smoked. Cocaine can also be administered by a doctor for pure medicinal purposes, it can be used as a local anesthetic for ear, eye and throat surgeries.  Crack, what is crack? Crack has become an extremely popular drug in the past several years and it's use is widespread and increasing at an alarming rate. Today it is easier to find crack cocaine on the streets today than it is to find powder coke. The drug has been given it name "crack" because when it is smoked it makes a crackling sound, crack is the name given to the freebase form of cocaine. Crack is processed with ammonia or baking soda and water then the drug is heated to remove the hydrochloride. When crack is smoked the addict will experience an extremely intense high in less than 10 seconds. This high is euphoric but the feelings of euphoria do not last long therefore the crack addict is constantly chasing that euphoric feeling. To get to the feeling of euphoria the addict will continue to smoke more and more of the drug. As stated, cocaine is highly addictive and it use ranges from occasional to repeated or compulsive to the onset of addiction; there is no safe way to use cocaine. Repeated use of cocaine, either in powder or rock form, can produce addiction and other adverse health consequences. Cocaine, what does it do to the brain? There has been a tremendous amount of research devoted to learn more about the way cocaine produces a pleasurable effect on the brain and the reason it is such an addictive drug. One of the reasons is because of its effect on the structures deep in the brain, that when stimulated produces profound feelings of pleasure. For example, all types of pleasurable stimuli, such as food, water, sex, and many drugs of abuse, cause increased activity in the nucleus accumbens. Dopamine is a chemical that is produced naturally in the brain. Rin the brain - In the normal communication process, dopamine is released by a neuron i cocaine |
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