Cocaine Vs Crack Research Paper

Glenna Morgan
DAAC Ch 6 assignment
DAAC 1304

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1. What is the difference between cocaine and crack? I have found seven differences between cocaine and crack. They are as follows: Popularity: Crack has become more and more popular as the years have progressed. The use of cocaine as a freebase declined in popularity in the 1980s when it was discovered that mixing cocaine with simple household chemicals, including baking soda and water, and then drying it resulted in a lump of smokable cocaine which is now none as crack. Age: Cocaine has been in existence for quite some time and is one of the oldest drugs available. Crack is a relatively new substance. Effect time: When smoking crack, it takes approximately 10-15 seconds
What are some short-term effects of using cocaine? Some short-term effects of using cocaine are as follows: Constricted blood vessels, increases blood pressure and heart rate. It also produces feelings of euphoria as well as anxiety, depression, and excitement. It can also cause seizures and even an overdose. Other effects are increased temperature, and dilated pupils, nervousness, and some paranoia. It produces a feeling of increased energy and well-being. Long-term effects include erratic, delusional or paranoid paranoia. Smoking crack cocaine can produce a particularly aggressive paranoid behavior in users. When addicted individuals stop using cocaine, they often become depressed. Prolonged cocaine snorting can result in ulceration of the mucous membrane of the nose. Acute cocaine poisoning leads to profound CNS stimulations, progressing to convulsions, which can lead to respiratory or cardic arrest.

4. How is cocaine ingested? The routes of administration are commonly used for cocaine in clued the following: snorting, injecting, and smoking. Snorting is a process of inhaling cocaine through the nose, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream through the nasal tissues. Injecting is the use of a needle to release the drug directly into the bloodstream. Smoking, involves inhaling cocaine vapor or smoke into the lings, where absorption into the bloodstream is a rapid as by
List six effects of meth use. Which do you think are most dangerous? Why? Decreased appetite and possible weight loss, possible hallucinations or delusions, insomnia, increased agitation and physical activity, episodes of sudden, violent anger, and teeth loss. Which one do I think is the most dangerous? Honestly I’m not sure, they all can have dangerous effects on you and your body. I believe the following are the most dangerous: decreased appetite, hallucinations/delusions, insomnia, episodes of sudden, violent anger. I say decreased appetite because it becomes a server health issue when the body losses to much weight. You can become very weak and starving the body causes your organs to shut down. After the liver has exhaulsted its means of getting the vitamins etc that it needs to function it will eventually start shutting down. It cannot function properly without food, water etc. Hallucinations/delusions because when you start seeing things that are not there, I believe the mind isn’t functioning the way it is suppose to. Thus, causing an imbalance in your brain that is not normal. This imbalance in your brain can cause you to become crazy and you began to live in a world of false misrepresentation and you’re not living in reality. Insomnia because the body has to have rest and without the proper rest and diet it can cause harmful effects of your body. You can’t function properly much less lead a proper life style. Episodes of sudden, violent anger because violent