What is cocaine?
What are the two different forms cocaine is usually found as?
Rock and Powder.
Using cocaine through your mouth is safe.
False.
What is one long and short term effect of cocaine?
Short: Increased energy and alertness
Long: Severe heart issues
What do two out of three videos talk about?
The effects of cocaine to the body.
Can you get heart conditions because of cocaine?
Yes.
What is the feel good chemical in your brain that controls motivation?
Dopamine.
Cocaine is a stimulant drug.
True.
What are some withdrawal symptoms from Cocaine?
Exhaustion and fatigue, Anhedonia – the inability to feel pleasure, Challenges in concentration, Depression, Anxiety, Cravings for cocaine, All-over body aches and pains
How many seconds does it take for cocaine to reach the brain when it is smoked?
Around 8 seconds.
What are some signs of a cocaine overdose?
Overheating, Profuse sweating, Nausea or vomiting, Rapid breathing and fast heart rate, Abnormal heart rhythm, Elevated blood pressure, Chest tightness or pain, Tremors and/or seizures, Confusion, Severe anxiety or panic, Irritability and mood swings, Hallucinations, Psychosis.
Where is cocaine usually processed?
Jungle laboratories in Peru, Columbia, Bolivia.
Babies are born healthy even when mom uses cocaine during pregnancy.
False.
What are some mental health disorders associated with cocaine?
Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, ADHD
How does the nose get affected by snorting cocaine?
It pushes out all the blood and oxygen out of the nose.
What are parts of the body cocaine affects?
Nose, Mouth, and Skin
Alertness, Euphoric feeling, confidence boost.
Cocaine can give you ulcers.
True.
Cocaine Overdoses increased to what percent for women?
2.5%
What happens when Dopamine plumets in the brain?
Really low feelings and sometimes depression.
What is vasculitis?
Swelling of the blood vessels that causes changes in the blood vessel walls.
What is the drug that has been used when producing cocaine to dilute it?
Levamisole.
Men or Women can still use cocaine when trying to have a baby.
False
Cocaine is involved in how many deaths since 2012?
(Hint: ___ in ___)
1 in 5
What is Levamisole (the drug used to dilute cocaine) primarily used for?
It is a deworming drug meant for live stock.
What are two skin conditions you can get from the usage of cocaine?
Vasculitis and Purpura