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Cocaine

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Cocaine

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Cocaine

Stimulant 

Street Names

  • Coke
  • Snow 
  • Flake 
  • Dust
  • Nose Candy 

Information

  • Cocaine is concentrated in the reward pathway. 
  • Active in the part of controlling voluntary movement.
  • Powerful negative effects on heart, brain, and emotions.
  • Effects wear off after 30 minutes to 2 hours.

Feelings after using..

  • Increase energy and alertness
  • Elevates mood
  • Anxiety 
  • Restlessness 
  • Irritability

Short Term Affects

  • Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature. 
  • Feel paranoid, anger, anxious, hostile
  • Dilated pupils
  • Disturbed sleep patterns
  • Increased rate of breathings

Long Term Effects

  • Severe tooth decay
  • Increased frequency of risky behavior
  • Tolerance and addiction
  • Severe depression
  • Permanent damage to blood vessels of heart and brain

Affects on brain

  • Dopamine transmitters remove particles from synaptic cleft
  • Cocaine blocks transmitters leaving dopamine trapped in synaptic cleft
  • Dopamine binds again and again to receptors overstimulating cells