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Cocaine Facts

  • There are basically two chemical forms of cocaine: the hydrochloride salt and "freebase."
  • Cocaine is classified as a Schedule 2 Controlled Substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act and is illegal in most circumstances.
  • The negative side effects of habitual cocaine use that was responsible for coining the phrase, "dope fiend".
  • In 1994, cocaine-related episodes comprised 28% of all emergency room drug-related episodes.
  • Street names: blow, 'caine, coke, cola, freeze, snow (powder), base, rock (crack), blizzard, sleet, white lady, nose candy, soda, snow cone, blanco, cubes.
  • In Texas, 200-300 cocaine overdose deaths are reported each year.
  • The number of Americans that use cocaine weekly has remained steady at around a half million since 1983 according to the 1993 Household Drug Survey; 582,000 (0.3% of the population) were frequent cocaine users in 1995 (frequent meaning use on 51 or more days during the past year.
  • Cocaine raises body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. Even one use causes heart palpitations or cardiac arrest.
  • Cocaine is psychologically addictive and research indicates possible physical addiction.
  • Young single people are the most frequent users of cocaine, with male users outnumbering female users two to one.
  • Adults 18 to 25 years old have a higher rate of current cocaine use than those in any other age group.
  • Cocaine is a drug extracted from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxlon coca) which grows in South America.
  • Cocaine users will lose interest in their family, sex, jobs, just about everything, except using more cocaine.

 

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  • Drug Facts
  • Alcohol- is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine, and less rapidly from the stomach and colon. In proportion to its concentration in the bloodstream, alcohol decreases activity in parts of the brain and spinal cord.
  • In 1998, alcohol was a factor in more than half of all traffic fatalities.
  • Alcohol affects people differently, depending on their size, sex, body build, and metabolism.
  • Withdrawal from heroin should be over after seven to ten days. Withdrawal from methadone though, can take up to a month or even longer.