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Street Names: Big C, Blow, Coke, Cola, Flake, Freebase, Lady Snow, Nose Candy, Rock, Snow, Snowbirds, White Crack, Powder, Sugar, Dust, Joy .
Know the Facts.
Cocaine is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a potent brain stimulant and one of the most powerfully addictive drugs.
Cocaine is distributed on the street in two main forms: cocaine hydrochloride, which is a white crystalline powder, and "crack," which
is cocaine hydrochloride that has been processed with ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and water into a freebase cocaine, otherwise known as chips, chunks, or rocks.
Cocaine can be inhaled, injected or smoked. (Cocaine hydrochloride is snorted or injected, while crack cocaine is smoked.)
Immediate Effects:
Effects of cocaine include constricted peripheral blood vessels, dilated pupils, increased temperature, hyperactivity,
increased intellectual function, hyperalertness, insomnia, loss of appetite, and an increase of aggressiveness for individuals
who are prone to violence.
Duration of cocaine's immediate euphoric effects, which include energy, hypersexuality, reduced fatigue,
and mental clarity, depends on how it is used.
The faster the absorption, the more intense is the high; however, the faster the absorption, the shorter the high lasts.
The high from snorting may last 15 to 30 minutes, while the high from smoking may last 5 to 10 minutes.
Cocaine is very short-acting
because it has an extremely short life; after the initial euphoria the user experiences what they call a "coke crash" followed
by psychological depression, anxiety, nervousness, fatigue, and irritability.
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