Cocaine

 Cocaine is an addictive drug that is made from the leaves of the coca plant. This plant is primarily grown in Columbia, Peru and Bolivia. Throughout the years, cocaine has been abused by a variety of reasons which include: as an ingredient in medicine, medical uses, and for the "high" feeling. The main reason people use cocaine is for the "high" feeling. It is usually sold on the street and has a lot of different street names such as: Snow, Coke, Flake, Blow, and Rock.

The following animation represents the cocaine molecule.



The picture below is a picture of the coca plants.



Cocaine can be used in three different forms:
 * Powder
 * Liquid
 * Crystals

The powder version is used for snorting, the liquid version is used for injecting, and the crystal version is used for smoking. Depending on which form you consume, the amount of time that the "high" feeling lasts varies from five minutes to two hours. Out of all the variants, smoking cocaine gets you "high" the fastest and snorting cocaine makes you feel "high" for the longest period of time. Some signs of using cocaine include: dilated pupils, high levels of energy, and exuberant speech.



Cocaine usage gives the following sensations:


 * energetic
 * confident
 * talkative
 * alert
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">exited
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">agitated
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">nervous
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">irritable
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">paranoid

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Cocaine is a dangerous drug that has lots of side effects:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Constricted blood vessels
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Increased heart rate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Increased blood pressure
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Violent behaviour
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Disturbances in heart rhythm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Heart attack
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Stroke
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Seizure
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Cardiac arrest

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Cocaine also has some negative effects on <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">core vital organs of the human body: heart, brain, lungs, and kidneys.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The following documentary talks about the origin of cocaine and it's side effects.

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