Transcript Document 7888896

HISTORY
“Exaltation of spirit,
freedom from fatigue,
and a sense of wellbeing”
COCA PLANT
Distribution
To smuggle or not to smuggle that
is the question
Medical Use
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
ADMINISTRATION
WHAT’S IT LIKE
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High- confidence, well-being, energy,
reduces desire for food and sleep.
Low- exhaustion, nervousness, weight
loss, damage to nasal passage.
“ A major league orgasm”, “rush”, “best
bodily feeling you can get on earth.”
EFFECT ON NEURONS
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brain uses glucose, the energy source for neurons. In these
scans, the red color shows high use of glucose, yellow shows
medium use and blue shows the least use of glucose. Notice that
many areas of the brain of the cocaine user do not use glucose as
effectively as the brain of the normal person.
SIDE EFFECTS
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It can cause tremors
and convulsions,
heart attack, stroke,
psychosis, and death
Seizures and
convulsions with high
dose
Congestive heart
failure and
hemorrhaging
HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM?
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According to the 2001 National Household
Survey on Drug Abuse, approximately 6.2
million (2.8 percent) Americans age 12 or
older had tried crack at least once in their
lifetime, 1.0 million (0.5 percent) used
crack in the past year, and 406,000 (0.2
percent) reported use in the past month.
COCAINE USE
STREET NAMES
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Blow
Coke
C
Cola
Angel
Flake
Gold Dust
Happy Dust
Leaf