Cocaine
an addictive drug derived from coca or prepared synthetically, used as an illegal stimulant

HOW IS IT USED?

• Snorted (inhaled)
• Nasal tissue
• Ejected into the bloodstream

SHORT TERM EFFECT

• Loss of appetite
• Increase of heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature
• Depression
• Nausea
• Anxiety
• Hallucinations

LONG TERM EFFECT

• Heart attacks, strokes and death
• Liver, kidney and lung damage
• Addiction
• Damage in brain and heart blood vessels

SLANG NAMES

• Crack (a different type of cocaine
• Brick

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