Cocaine by Kendra Stuart https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo Don't screw up your brain with cocaine en-us 2017-05-01 18:18:34 UTC 2024-05-07 10:28:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png Cocaine leila_palas1721 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169258142 Cocaine is an addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. Cocaine comes in two forms: Powder cocaine and Crack
https://www.addictions.com/cocaine/cocaine-addiction-statistics-pertaining-teens/]]> 2017-05-01 18:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169258142 Percent of kids who use Cocaine ? cassy_krahn062 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169258542 35.9 million Americans over the age of 12 have used cocaine at least once. About 0.7 percent use it on a regular basis. 
https://www.addictions.com/cocaine/cocaine-addiction-statistics-pertaining-teens/]]> 2017-05-01 18:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169258542 How is the drug consumed? leila_palas1721 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169258578 Typically through the nose by snorting, and directly into the blood stream by injecting it. The crystal of crack can be heated in a glass pipe to produce vapors that are absorbed into the blood through the lungs.
https://www.addictions.com/cocaine/cocaine-addiction-statistics-pertaining-teens/]]> 2017-05-01 18:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169258578 PSA kendr_stuar371 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169259238 https://youtu.be/e2UdTkGCo3o]]> 2017-05-01 18:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169259238 Top 10 facts about cocaine kendr_stuar371 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169259474 1. Sharing straws used for cocaine can spread blood diseases like hepatitis C
2. Speedball is one of the deadliest forms of cocaine
3. Cocaine can lead to sudden death, especially if you already have a heart condition and combine its use with alcohol and/or cigarettes.
4. Smoking crack takes the chemicals 10-15 seconds to affect your brain
5. Snorting cocaine takes 10-15 minutes to affect brain.
6. Extended cocaine use can reduce ones sense of smell also known as anosmia.
7. Second most commonly used forbidden drugs.
8. More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine
9. Cupcakes can be more addictive than cocaine
10. Worldwide sales of cocaine earn more than microsoft, mcdonalds, and kelloggs combined.
http://www.recovery.org/forums/discussion/1210/5-scary-facts-about-crack-cocaine-that-you-didn-t-know
https://www.homehealthtesting.com/blog/2010/10/10-scary-facts-about-cocaine/
http://www.factslides.com/s-Cocaine]]> 2017-05-01 18:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169259474 Can cocaine use cause lifestyle diseases? payto_johns841 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169259513 Yes, it causes psychological effects of cocaine addiction including:
Paranoia, Panic, Hallucinations, Aggression, Irritability, Anxiety, Depression, Impaired judgment, Repetitive or Abnormal behaviors.           
 As well as physical effects of cocaine addiction including:
Unhealthy weight loss, Increased heart rate, Nausea, Abdominal pain, Headaches, Chest pain, Heart arrhythmia, Heart attack, Seizure, and Stroke.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/understanding-drug-use-addiction
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/drug-addiction/basics/risk-factors/con-20020970

]]> 2017-05-01 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169259513 What does the drug come from/what is it made from/addictive chemical in the drug? leila_palas1721 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169259843 Street dealers often mix cocaine with other substances like active drugs like procaine, a local anesthetic (a chemical that causes you not to feel pain in a specific area of the body), and with other stimulants like amphetamines.
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts]]> 2017-05-01 18:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169259843 Is the drug addicting (physically/ psychologically) cassy_krahn062 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169260028 Cocaine can be both physically and psychologically addicting.
Cocaine can cause you to have a greater tolerance so to feel the high you need to obtain more and more. The high can last little so people take more cocaine more frequently to get high.
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/stimulants]]> 2017-05-01 18:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169260028 leila_palas1721 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169261594 2017-05-01 18:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169261594 What are the withdrawal symptoms of cocaine? payto_johns841 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169261705 Cocaine craving, Mood changes, Fatigue, Sleep problems, Depression.
http://www.acadianaaddiction.com/addiction/cocaine/symptoms-signs-effects]]> 2017-05-01 18:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169261705 If pregnant women does cocaine, how does it affect the fetus? kendr_stuar371 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169263909 Taking it in the early months of pregnancy increases your odds of a miscarriage and taking it in the later months it can cause a premature birth.
http://www.tgorski.com/Prevention/cocaine_use_during_pregnancy.htm]]> 2017-05-01 19:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169263909 Short/Long term effects on the body/brain? cassy_krahn062 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169263931 Short term: don't eat or sleep properly, increased heart rate muscles spasms, paranoid, angry, hostile and anxious even when your not high. 
Long term: need to take greater quantities to get high, tolerance increases, sleep deprived and loss of appetite, you can become psychotic.
http://f.edgesuite.net/data/www.drugfreeworld.org/files/truth-about-cocaine-booklet-en.pdf?_=FITqEWbm]]> 2017-05-01 19:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169263931 Where can someone go for help to stop using cocaine? leila_palas1721 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169264495 -Treatment centers, Community Reinforcement And Family Training, Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration.
http://drugabuse.com/library/how-to-help-a-cocaine-addict/]]> 2017-05-01 19:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169264495 leila_palas1721 https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169265583 2017-05-01 19:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kendr_stuar371/pxyacwvc0hvo/wish/169265583