https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap Made with a little mischief en-us 2018-02-08 17:12:48 UTC 2018-02-12 02:42:54 UTC hello@padlet.com cayde_walsh524 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230090856 An addictive drug derived from coca, and illegal drug that is a stimulant. ]]> 2018-02-09 16:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230090856 briel_dancz420 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230093644 1. The initial euphoria lasts about 5-30 minutes. After that, an intense depression will take its place, and it can last for days.
2. People always want the initial euphoria you get from it, so they keep consuming it to get that euphoria, leading to dependency and addiction.
3. Cocaine has a dangerous effect on the brain. The overwhelmed dopamine receptors change and no longer respond the same to things like produce natural good feelings, like food.
4. As a person continues to use cocaine, they find they need more to feel the same high. This means tolerance has developed and puts them at physical and psychological risk.
5. Cardiac arrest is often the cause of cocaine-related death.
6. Men are more likely to use cocaine than women, though the gap is closing.
7. Here are some signs to watch for if you suspect cocaine usage: dilated pupils, eyes sensitive to light, nosebleeds, burned lips or fingers, track marks (injection site), high energy, excited, overly confident, decreased appetite, and unusual sleep patterns.
8. The main causes that contribute to cocaine use are genetics, physical causes, and environmental factors.
9. Withdrawal must take place with medical supervision so the effects can be treated properly and so the person can be made to feel as comfortable as possible.
10. These symptoms are signs of cocaine overdose and the need for immediate medical attention: seizures, irregular breathing, heart attack, stroke, delirium, panic attacks, paranoia, anxiety and agitation, and angina.
http://www.drug-addiction-support.org/20-things-you-need-to-know-about-cocaine.html

]]> 2018-02-09 16:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230093644 melis_lor499 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230093871 When people snort the drug, they inhale cocaine powder through the nostrils, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream through the nasal tissues. It can also be consumed by dissolving it in water and then injecting it into the bloodstream or smoking it as crack.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/cocaine/how-cocaine-abused]]> 2018-02-09 16:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230093871 cayde_walsh524 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230094619 Yes, repeated cocaine uses can lead to addiction. It isn't a very long lasting drug so people use it over and over and over to feel as good as they did the first time. https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/stimulants ]]> 2018-02-09 16:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230094619 ellen_pahr814 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230095487 https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/stimulants]]> 2018-02-09 16:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230095487 melis_lor499 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230095995 Cocaine is extracted and processed from Coca plants in South America on the ridge of the Andes Mountains. Addictive chemicals are usually added in the drug.
https://www.recovery.org/topics/how-cocaine-is-made/]]> 2018-02-09 16:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230095995 ellen_pahr814 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230096884 Withdrawal symptoms include, depression, feeling very tired, lack of appetite, bad dreams, trouble sleeping, and slowed thinking.  https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/stimulants]]> 2018-02-09 16:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230096884 ellen_pahr814 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230098176 If you have an addiction, one can visit this website.  It has phone numbers of people you can call to help you quit.  It also has information about groups you can attend to discuss you problem and how to fix it.
https://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/]]> 2018-02-09 16:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230098176 cayde_walsh524 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230098981 Once you use cocaine, you'll be thinking extremely fast and try to get many things done at once, because the neurons in your brain are firing way faster than they should be.
1. dilated pupils.
2. Restlessness
3. Feeling sick to stomach
4. Loss of weight
5. High body temperature.
Yes, you can overdose and die from using cocaine, also when used with other substances like alcohol.
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/stimulants ]]> 2018-02-09 16:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230098981 briel_dancz420 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230103653 Mothers who use cocaine risk having babies born prematurely, with low birth rates, and who suffer from brain damage. Spontaneous abortion is also a risk, as well as the babies themselves being addicted to cocaine.
https://starstuck-durham.wikispaces.com/Cocaine+During+Pregnancy
http://www.drug-addiction-support.org/20-things-you-need-to-know-about-cocaine.html]]> 2018-02-09 16:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230103653 cayde_walsh524 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230104597 1. Loss of sense of smell
2. Bloody nose
3. Risk of HIV (If injected).
4. Heart attack, Stroke
5. Panic attacks
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/stimulants ]]> 2018-02-09 16:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230104597 briel_dancz420 https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230107963 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSo7xTliOBw]]> 2018-02-09 17:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/briel_dancz420/ogcbea3ps3ap/wish/230107963