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Symptoms Of Cocaine Usage

By: Chris Channing..

The coca plant, native to South America, can be prepared in a way that produces a powerful central nervous stimulant and topical anesthetic known as cocaine. The most popular methods of using cocaine are inhaling it into the nose (insufflating) and injecting it into the bloodstream. Another form of cocaine, called crack or freebase, is smoked. This creates a far more powerful high that only lasts a short while.

Effects of Cocaine in the Short Term

Psychologically, cocaine causes a myriad of effects, all of which are dependent on the user and the user's tolerance to the drug. Cocaine is often used as a party drug because it causes euphoria and extreme happiness. Other effects of the drug increase its popularity with party goers. One of these effects lowers fatigue and weariness, making cocaine perfect for dancing into all hours of the night. Like amphetamines, some use cocaine as a fuel for their work, helping them to concentrate and stay awake and therefore work more productively for much longer periods of time.

After consuming a high dose of cocaine, marked differences in behavior often take place. Many cocaine users feel irritable while on the drug, and this, together with drug induced confusion and hyperactivity, can lead to irrational or violent behavior. Cocaine can cause hallucinations, usually auditory. Cocaine users often become paranoid and antisocial when using larger amounts of the drug, furthering their delusions and increasing their risk of injury. In addition to these mind altering psychological effects, cocaine introduces a variety of problems to the human body which can also be dangerous. Upon using cocaine, blood pressure and body temperature are raised. Perspiration and heart rate are increased, and these factors when in combination with the strenuous physical activity stemming from cocaine abuse can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and seizures. The risks of these type of health problems are especially increased in people who already have a heart condition or are at risk of seizure.

Although cocaine is not particularly dangerous to withdraw from, the withdraw symptoms are unpleasant enough to coerce users into using more cocaine, forming a pattern of usage and leading to addiction and dependency. Common symptoms associated with the cessation of cocaine usage are apathetic feeling, suicidal thoughts, loss of sexual motivation, and extreme paranoia.

Regular Use of Cocaine and Effects

The long-term risks of using cocaine are basically more serious versions of the short-term effects. Extreme restlessness and anxiety lead to a barrage of paranoid thoughts and violent mood changes. Insomnia is also common among regular cocaine users, as cocaine prevents the user from being able to sleep. This inability to fall asleep, combined with the other effects of cocaine can lead to dangerous weight loss while on the drug. When using cocaine by snorting it into the nose, health problems associated with insufflation can occur.

All in all, cocaine is a dangerous drug, the risks of which are downplayed by its reputation as a feel-good party drug. In reality, cocaine can not only cause death after one usage, but the psychological effects it imposes on addicts can lead to a violent lifestyle full of paranoid delusions.

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