Short Term and Long Term Effects
Usage, Drug Category, Names,Symptoms of withdrawl
Stats
Alcohol and Overdose
100
Name 3 Short Term Effects
Any of these: -constricted blood vessels -dilated pupils -increased body temp, heart rate, blood pressure -bizarre erratic behavior -makes people feel energetic, talkative
100
Name 3 symptoms of withdrawal?
Agitation and restlessness, depression, vivid and unpleasant dreams, fatigue
100
Around 7.5 million people have used cocaine at least once in their life in this age group.
Ages 15-34
100
Can you overdose?
Yes
200
How Long do the effects last?
effects can disappear within a few minutes to an hour
200
What are 3 nicknames for cocaine?
coke, candy, and snow
200
Estimate how many emergency department visits involving cocaine in the year 2005?
There were about 448,481 emergency department visits involving cocaine in the year 2005.
200
What happens when you overdose?
respiratory failure, hemorrhaging, stroke, kidney failure
300
Name 3 Long term effects
Any of These: -loss of sense of smell -chronic nosebleeds -problems swallowing -severe bowel gangrene -loss of appetite -malnutrition -cardiac arrest or seizure
300
What category does cocaine fall under?
Cocaine is a powerful addictive STIMULANT drug
300
Can you die from overdose?
Yes because of kidney failure and stroke
400
Name 3 Mental Short term effects
bizarre erratic behavior,
400
What would an addict do to abuse the powder form of cocaine?
The powder form of cocaine can be inhaled by being snorted through the nose, and by being dissolved in water and injected into the blood stream.
400
What happens when you mix alcohol and cocaine
It can be fatal- creates toxic substance in the liver
500
How would an addict abuse the crystal form of cocaine(crack)?
An addict would have to smoke the crystals.
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