Cocaine by https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k Max Lamberg Period 8 en-us 2019-06-04 17:23:27 UTC 2019-06-06 17:40:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Definition, history, street names, and looks mlamberg1 https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365652605 Cocaine is an intense, euphoria-producing stimulant drug with strong addictive potential.  The drug looks like small irregularly shaped chunks of a whitish solid. It is usually distributed as a white, crystalline powder. Its street names are coca, coke, crack, flake, snow, and soda cot. Cocaine was invented in 1860 by a graduate student . Albert Niemann, first purified the active ingredient of coca leaves. He extracted the active alkaloid from the leaf and named it cocaine. In 1863 Pope Leo XIII made a coca-based drink. Cocaine was later removed from that drink.



]]> 2019-06-04 17:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365652605 Effects mlamberg1 https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365655013 Short term effects:
Usually it makes the user feel euphoric, energetic, talkative, mentally alert, and hypersensitive to sight, sound, and touch. It might decrease the need for food and sleep.
Long term effects:
Increase in blood pressure and heart rate, dilated pupils, insomnia, and loss of appetite.
Emotional and mind effects:
Increased alertness and excitation, as well as restlessness, irritability, and anxiety. Severe psychological addiction



]]> 2019-06-04 17:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365655013 Signs of addiction mlamberg1 https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365659831 Physical addiction:
Increased energy, higher self-esteem, sense of accomplishment, or even the suppressed appetite (leading to rapid weight loss) that the drug causes.
Psychological addiction:
The cocaine hooks you in your mind. It releases the part of our brain that makes us happy.
Side effects:
Kidney damage, Lung damage and disease, Seizures and convulsions, Cardiovascular (heart) damage, nosebleeds, and extreme weight loss.
Tolerance:
Your body gets used to the certain amount of the drug so it needs more and more of the drug to get the same effect.
Withdrawal:
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Slowed thinking and activity
  • Exhaustion
  • Restlessness
  • Inability to experience sexual arousal
  • Inability to feel pleasure
  • Depression or anxiety
  • Suicidal thoughts or actions
  • Vivid, unpleasant dreams or nightmares
  • Physical symptoms, such as chills, tremors, muscle aches, and nerve pain
  • Increased craving for cocaine
  • Increased appetite
]]> 2019-06-04 17:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365659831 Rehabilitation mlamberg1 https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365921497 Rehabilitation is places you go to, to get off a certain drug.
Rehab centers:
Phoenix house New York, and Long Island center for recovery.
Narcotics:
Narcotics Anonymous
Also therapy and counseling]]> 2019-06-05 17:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365921497 Who is most likely to abuse this drug? mlamberg1 https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365922479 Americans ages 12 and older, people who are trying to stay awake longer, models, and people who are trying to lose weight would also abuse this drug.]]> 2019-06-05 17:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/365922479 Does this drug present a problem for our community? mlamberg1 https://padlet.com/mlamberg1/2g7zcb375y1k/wish/366178156 Yes, cocaine is a problem for our community. Here are three things that have happened recently.
  • Three men participated in a drug trafficking ring that sold cocaine across Long Island.
  • Crack has started to become a major problem in our community.
  • Young adults have used cocaine in the past year.
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