What is Cocaine?
What drink used cocaine in their products until the 1900's?
Coca Cola
How is cocaine usually taken?
snorted
How addictive is cocaine?
extremely. due to the euphoric and happy feelings
list at least three short term effects of cocaine
Dizziness, Tremors, Increased heart rate, Anxiety, Nasal discomfort, Decreased appetite
Snorting cocaine will not affect nasal health. True or false?
False
What is the consistency of cocaine?
powdery
What is the chemical in the brain that releases feelings of pleasure (equal to cocaine's motive)?
dopamine
Can you overdose from cocaine?
yes
List at least three long term effects of cocaine
Stroke Heart attack and heart disease, Seizures Hallucinations, Severe headaches, Sexual dysfunction
Cocaine is legal. True or false?
False
What plant is cocaine extracted from?
Coca plant, found in South America
What is the main reason people take cocaine?
feel awake, happy, energetic, help with weight loss
True or false- the user must develop a dependence for cocaine in order for withdrawal symptoms to appear.
true
How do users feel when they take the drug?
Happy
Cocaine makes you sleepy. True or false?
True
What kind of drug is cocaine?
a stimulant
What are two other ways cocaine can be taken
smoking, injecting
List at least three withdrawal symptoms of cocaine
Slowed thinking, Restlessness, Depression and anxiety, Increased appetite, cravings for cocaine, Tremors, muscle aches,
What does cocaine do to the eyes of the user?
dilates pupils
What is the quickest way to get cocaine into your system?
smoking
Name at least three street names of cocaine
Coke, Crack, Crystal, Pearl, Flake, Candy Cane,
In 1990s and 1980s, cocaine prices were really...?
cheap
Are most withdrawal symptoms from cocaine physical or physiological?
physiological
What does cocaine do to the brain while on the drug?
increases the levels of dopamine
When was cocaine last used for medicinal purposes?
In 1914