A short-acting stimulant in the form of a white crystalline powder, it can be injected as well as inhaled
A stimulant narcotic in the form of a white powder that users generally self-administer by insufflation through the nose
a stimulant produced from the leaves of the coca bush An illegal, addictive drug, cocaine produces feelings of euphoria and high energy by altering the regulation of neurotransmitters in the brain
Cocaine is a powerful drug which some people take for pleasure, but which they can become addicted to. a drug, usually in the form of a white powder, that is taken illegally for pleasure or used in some medical situations to prevent pain crack (7) (coca). Heterocyclic compound (C17H21NO4), an alkaloid obtained from coca leaves. It has legal uses in medicine and dentistry as a local anesthetic but far more is used illegally, usually as the hydrochloride. When sniffed in small amounts, cocaine produces feelings of well-being and euphoria, decreased appetite, relief from fatigue, and increased mental alertness. Larger amounts or prolonged use can damage the heart and nasal structures and cause seizures. In altered, more potent, cheaper forms (freebase, crack), cocaine is injected or smoked and is extremely addictive (see drug addiction) and detrimental to health. Prolonged or compulsive use of any form of purified cocaine can cause severe personality disturbances, inability to sleep, appetite loss, and paranoid psychosis
A short acting sympathomimetic drug It is snorted if it is in the form cocaine hydrochloride (a k a Free base) It is smoked if it is in the form of an alkaloid base (crack)
A highly addictive stimulant drug derived from the cocoa plant that produces profound feelings of pleasure See Crack
An alkaloid refined from the cocoa plant that acts as a powerful short-acting stimulant and is pharmacologically similar to amphetamines Its effects include euphoria, restlessness, excitement, and a feeling of well-being Slang names include "coke," "flake," "star dust," and "snow " Freebasing, a process of converting cocaine into a form that can be smoked (usually called crack), involves heating with either lighter fluid or other solvents
drug derived from cocoa plant produces euphoria by stimulating sympathetic nervous system leads to anxiety depression and addictive craving
It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain
a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive