Description
Cocaine: Product Description and Effects on Users
Product Description
Cocaine is a powerful stimulant derived from the leaves of the Erythroxylum coca plant, native to South America. It is commonly available as:
– Powdered Cocaine: A white crystalline substance snorted, rubbed on gums, or dissolved for injection.
– Crack : A rock-like form smoked for rapid effects. It stimulates the mesolimbic pathway in the brain. Mental effects may include an intense feeling of happiness, sexual arousal, loss of contact with reality, or agitation. Onset of effects can begin within seconds to minutes of use, depending on method of delivery, and can last between five and ninety minutes
Mechanism of Action
Cocaine works by blocking dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine transporters in the brain. This leads to an accumulation of these neurotransmitters in synapses, causing heightened activation of receptors. The result is intense euphoria, energy, and alertness. However, this mechanism also drives addiction by reinforcing drug-seeking behaviors.
Effects on Users
some effects of Cocaine include;
– Euphoria and increased energy
– Dilated pupils, elevated heart rate, and high blood pressure
– Restlessness, irritability, paranoia, and hallucinations
– Risk of heart attack, stroke, or sudden death from overdose.
Recreational
Cocaine is a central nervous system stimulant. Its effects can last from 15 minutes to an hour. The duration of cocaine’s effects depends on the amount taken and the route of administration. It can be in the form of fine white powder and has a bitter taste.
it use leads to increases in alertness, feelings of well-being and euphoria, increased energy and motor activity, and increased feelings of competence and sexuality.
Analysis of the correlation between the use of 18 various psychoactive substances shows that cocaine use correlates with other “party drugs” (such as ecstasy or amphetamines), as well as with heroin and benzodiazepines use, and can be considered as a bridge between the use of different groups of drugs.
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