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Cocaine can be cut with the folloqing:

☐ 1. Chronic inhaled cocaine abuse may predispose to the development of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

☐ 2. Laundry detergent

☐ 3. Talc

☐ 4. Phenacetin

☐ 5. Laxatives

☐ 6. Caffeine

☐ 7. Boric acid

☐ 8. Creatine

☐ 9. Amphetamines

Short term effects:


☐ 1. Constricted blood vessels

☐ 2. Dilated pupils

☐ 3. Increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure

☐ 4. Large amounts of cocaine can also lead to bizarre, erratic, and violent behavior.

☐ 5. users report feelings of restlessness, irritability, anxiety, panic, and paranoia.

☐ 6. Users may also experience tremors, vertigo, and muscle twitches.

Medical complications that occur with cocaine use:

☐ 1. Disturbances in heart rhythm and heart attacks.

☐ 2. Neurological effects, including headaches, seizures, strokes, and coma.

☐ 3. Weakening of the immune system, increasing the chances of getting sick.

☐ 4. Learning and memory problems, including dementia and poor school performance.

☐ 5. Gastrointestinal complications, including abdominal pain and nausea.

☐ 6. In rare instances, sudden death can occur on the first use of cocaine or unexpectedly thereafter.

☐ 7. Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or seizures.

☐ 8. When alcohol is mixed with cocaine, they react to produce cocaethylene, which may potentiate the toxic effects of cocaine and alcohol on the heart.

People who use cocaine often may also have more serious side effects and health problems, like:


☐ 1. Headaches, convulsions and seizures, heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.

☐ 2. Mood problems and sexual trouble.

☐ 3. Lung damage, HIV or hepatitis if you inject.

☐ 4. Bowel decay if you swallow it.

☐ 5. Loss of smell, nosebleeds, runny nose, and trouble swallowing, if you snort it.

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Drug abuse can play a factor in a number of physical / mental distubances and can be hard to face alone
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