Short-term health
Name two effects of Cocaine use
Extreme happiness, Energy and mental alertness
Name one long term effects of cocaine use
Deviated septum
In what ways can cocaine affect the brain?
Change mood mental health and thinking
What soft drink was cocaine actually used to make?
Coca Cola
American Recording Artist. Career spanned 5 decades. Lead vocalist in funk band "Rufus". Struggled with heroin and cocaine for a decade.
Chaka Khan
what symptoms of mental illness come with cocaine use?
Paranoia- extreme and unreasonable distrust of others
What are the most common way people use Cocaine?
Snorting!
How does the brain respond to cocaine?
Increase happiness short term and increase short term pleasure and increase alertness.
When was the first time that cocaine was actually extracted from the cocoa plant?
1859
Stars in a lot of Marvel movies
Robert Downey Jr.
Name two Cocaine use affect the eyes?
Constricted blood vessels and dilated pupils
Smoking Cocaine can lead to what respiratory illness.
Cough, Asthma, respiratory distress and higher risk of Pneumonia.
How long does the effects of cocaine last in the brain?
Could last from 30 seconds to 2 hours depending on how you take it; it will rewire the brain and drastically change decision making
In what year was cocaine outlawed?
1920
This well-known addict is an actress featured in films like The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday
Lindsay Lohan
How does cocaine use affects the body?
Raised body temperature and blood pressure.
Name some Cocaine cognitive impairment long term
Attention Memory, decision making and motor skills
What are some changes in your mood?
Severe depression
Who were the first people (or tribe) to see the affects of the cocoa plant?
Inca's
Who is this famous pianist and singer who's addicted to cocaine?
Elton John
How does cocaine use affect the heart?
Fast or irregular heartbeat.
What is the Heart problem related to cocaine use?
Risk of heart attack, rupture and heart failure.
What are the desired effects of cocaine?
Feelings of euphoria. Increased energy. Grandiosity; inflated self-esteem. Elevated mood.
In the past what was cocaine usually used for?
It was used for medicinal purposes like curing some pain and helping with sexual impotence
An African American singer who is known for her song I Want To Dance With Somebody.
Whitney Houston