Cocaine is a very potent stimulant that is considered by many users to be the greatest drug threat in the world because of all of the violence associated with its trafficking and use. Drug dealers who purchase cocaine at wholesale prices purchase it from importers and regional distributors. The normally purchase the drug in kilogram or even in multi-kilogram quantities. Cocaine is usually shipped from Colombia or other countries that produce cocaine to the United States and other consuming countries. After the drug has reached its final destination, other wholesalers purchase the drug in large quantities and package it into retail quantities, such ounces or grams.
There is a great risk whether cocaine is ingested by snorting it smoking it, or even through injection. Users may become even more quickly dependent on the drug if they smoke it. This is because smoking allows very high doses of the drug to reach the brain much faster than if it is snorted. This creates a very quick and strong high for the user. People who inject cocaine run the very serious risk of transferring AIDS if they share needles with other users.
EFFECTS OF USE:
MODERATE DOSE: disturbances in heart rhythm, increased heart and respiratory rates, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils, decreased appetite, excessive activity, talkativeness, irritability, argumentative behavior, nervousness or agitation.
LARGE DOSE: loss of coordination, collapse, perspiration, blurred vision, dizziness, feeling of restlessness, anxiety, delusions, heart attacks, chest pain, respiratory failure, strokes, seizures and headaches, abdominal pain, nausea, paranoia.
SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSE: increase in body temperature, hallucinations, convulsions
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