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Similar term(s): coke, snow.
Cocaine is a very strong stimulant drug affecting the nervous system.
Cocaine is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant found in South America and comes in the form of a white powder. In this form, cocaine can be snorted up the nose, tasted on the gums, or dissolved and injected.
Cocaine users feel – for about half an hour – a sense of well-being, confidence and alertness, and they are left with a craving for more, as well as a feeling of indifference. Users also experience dilated pupils, a rise in body temperature, and increased heart rate and blood pressure, as well as the depression and tiredness of the comedown.
Source: GreenFacts, based on bbc.co.uk
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Effects of prolonged use include abnormalities in specific regions of the brain, loss of some mental capacity, problems with movement, decreased reaction times.
Source: GreenFacts Digest on (WHO)
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