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WHAT IS IT?

WHATS IN IT?

• Corn starch
• Talcum powder
• Sugar
• Other drugs like procaine and amphetamines.

HOW IS IT USED

• Snorted
• Ingested
• Rubbed into gums
• Shot into veins

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SHORT TERM EFFECTS

• Increased heart rate
• Nausea
• Loss of appetite
• Increase in body temp
• Dilated pupils

LONG TERM EFFECTS

• Permanent blood vessel damage
• Liver, kidney, and lung damage
• Destruction of tissues in nose
• Malnutrition
• Paranoia and depression

NO LEGAL USE!!!

STATISTICS

• 2nd most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
• In Europe, people 15-35 estimated that 7.5 million have used
• In the U.S, 35.3 million age 12+, reported having used cocaine.
• In 2005, 448,481 emergency visits involved cocaine in the U.S

WHAT DEALERS SAY

• Approach as a friend
• Offer to help out or make you fit in
• Cocaine will make your life a party

USER, SUSAN, AFTER USING COCAINE.

• " I had no more future. I did not see how I could escape my
• cocaine dependence. I was lost. I was 'exploding' and unable to
• stop myself from continuing to seriously abuse cocaine. I had
• hallucinations that animals were crawling under my skin. I
• felt them each time I shot up and scraped myself with the syringe..."

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RESOURCES

• Www.popsci.com (pictures)
• Londonfriend.org.uk (pictures)
• Drug free World booklet (info)
• Drugfreeworld.org (stats)