COCAINE

 

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Cocaine Cocai ne i s a h ighl y ad addi ct ctii ve d ru rug g that p rod roduc uced ed over $35 $35 bi llio llion n in s tree treet t valu value e in t he yea yea r 2 003. Its ap ap pe pea ar ance is a w hit hite e ch al ky powder powder a nd c al le led d c oc ain ine e h yd ro roc c hl ori de bu but t ca n b e comp com p resse ressed d into a roc roc k f orm. It is common commonl y c ut w ith oth othe r p ro rod duc ts t hat v er ery y b et we wee en dea ler an d c an inc lude b ak akiing so da, s ug uga rs , s uc h a s la cto se, de xtr o se se, in o si sitol , a nd m annito l . Lo cal ane st het ic s , s u ch ch a s l ido idoc aine o r benzoc benzo ca ine, m im imii c or ad d to co caine' s n um bi ng e ff ffe ect on m ucou s me mem bran brane e s. O nc nce e c ut, th e pure w hit hite e color m ay chan change ge to a t ai ain n ted w hit hite e or ye llowis h ap ap pe pear ar anc nce e. Coc ai aine ne i s co con n su sume med d in ma man n y d ifferent ways . It c an be s nor nort t ed ed,, sm ok oked ed,, an and d inges inges te ted d o rall y. Eac Ea c h for for m p ro rod duce s di ff ffe er en t e ff ffe ect s.

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Chronic us ag Chron age e c aus es brain cel cel ls to to a dap t f un ctio ion na ll y to to s tron rong g im imb b al an ces o f t ran rans s mit ter levels becau becau se th th ey h ave to comp compen en sate for t he ext ext rem reme e c han hang ge c au se sed d by th th e co ca caii ne. Cocaine i s co Cocaine con n si sid de red a dop am amin ine e reupt reupta ake in inh h ibi tor, a norepin norepinep ep hrin hrine e r eu eupt pt ak ake e in hi bit bitor or an and d a serotoni seroto nin n reu reup p tak ake e i nhib it ito o r. Dop Do p am amin ine e is a ne neur ur ot otrr an ans s mi tt tter er th at is r espo espons ns ible f or eu eup p hori horia, a, or gas m, a ng nger, er, ad ad di dic c ti tion on , ○ love, a nd p le love, lea as ur e. W hen a dop amine re reu u pt pta ake inh ibito ibitorr i s ac ac tive tive,, it sto stop p s th th e do pam ine trans tran s porter s fr fr om fun ctio ion n in ing g b ec aus e t hey ar e b ound . I t i sn’t able to then s ens e w he hen n to sto p t he flow o f t he dop dop am amin ine e so it it is c on onti ti nua lly b ei eing ng rel eased unti unti l after a p er erio iod d of tim ti me, t he in hi bi tor is b rok roke en do wn. ○

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Norepinep Norepin ep hri ne is is w hat di di rec rect t ly inc inc rease reases s h eart r at ate, e, trigger triggerin ing g t he relea relea se of of glu glu co cose se whic h incr ea ses b loo lood d flow to to s ke letal mu mu scle. Co Co ca cain ine e in inh h ibi ts the a bility to break t his do wn c ausi ausing ng thes these e effec effect t s w hen on on co ca caii ne. Serotoni Seroto ni n i s th th e ne neu ur ot otrr an ans s mi tt tter er th at affects affects ange angerr , a gg ressi ressio o n, b od y te mpe perr at atur ur e, moo mood d, sleep, sexu sleep, sexu al it ity, y, and and appetit appetite e as w ell a s sti mu mula la ti ting ng v om omii ti ting ng.. Cocai Cocaine ne incr eases t he body’ s levels of of seroto seroton n in w hich stim ula te tes s thes these e effe effect ct s.

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Bec ause of t he se e ff Bec ffe ec ts on on th e b od y t hr oug h co coc ain ine e u se, th e b od y get s a fee feell in ing g o f r ew ar d and i s ver very y stimu stimula la te ted d. This i s what m ak ake e s c oc ai aine ne s o ad addi di ct ctii ve be be caus cause e once, nce, the u ser st op s usiing it us it,, th e b od y c rave raves s t hat f eeli ng still and i t i s ver very ha harr d to to n ot l is ist ten to.