Drug street names : The caviar of street drugs, coca, crack, coke, blow, snow, etc.
Drug Description
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant. There are basically two chemical forms of cocaine – hydrochloride, which is snorted or injected, and freebase, which is smoked. Cocaine comes from the coca plant.
Some ways that the drug cocaine is taken is by snorting it, injecting it, smoking it. Cocaine is used by health care professionals to temporarily numb the lining of the mouth, nose, and throat (mucous membranes) before certain medical procedures (e.g., biopsy, stitches, wound cleaning).
Long term: Cocaine users become reliant on cocaine after they become addicted. Increased irritability, restlessness, panic attacks, paranoia, full-blown psychosis. Short term: dilated pupils Increased body temperature Increased heart rate Increased blood pressure
1. Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca plant ( Erythroxylon coca). 2. Approximately 35.9 million Americans aged 12 and older have tried cocaine at least once in their lifetime, according to a national survey. 3. About 2.1 million Americans are regular users.