Cocaine

What it is

White, crystalline powder derived from coca leaves. Cocaine base (crack) looks like small, irregularly shaped white rocks.

How it's used

Snorted, Dissolved in water and injected, Crack cocaine is smoked, Cocaine users usually binge on the drug until they are exhausted or run out of cocaine.

Effects

Smoking or injection creates an intense euphoric “rush”Tolerance builds quickly, easy to overdoseCardiac arrhythmiasIncreased blood pressure and heart rateRestlessness, irritability, anxiety, paranoiaInsomnia, loss of appetiteStroke or deathSudden cardiac arrestConvulsionThe crash that follows a high is mental and physical exhaustion, sleep, and depression lasting several days. Following the crash, users crave cocaine again.

Cocaine (dea.gov)

Street names

Coca, Coke, Crack, Crank, Flake, Rock, Snow, Soda Cot