How Does Cocaine Affect Our Daily Life

Criterion A:My personal project is the effects of cocaine and how it can affect your daily lifestyle i decided to do my project on this topic because in america cocaine is a problem now and was a big problem in our history and i wanted to see and show how the effects of cocaine has evolved over the years of its existence and it almost destroyed the society of some cities and it will be criterion B:a problem, for a long time in the us because there is no way to fix it. i don't have any personal connections to cocaine but it is very important topic and problem in my country. the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) estimates that in 2008 there were 1.9 million current (past-month) cocaine users, of which is about 359,000 were current crack users. people aged 18 to 25 years have a higher rate of current cocaine use than any other age group, with 1.5 percent of young adults reporting past month cocaine use. Overall, men report higher rates of current cocaine use than women.Crack cocaine effects do not last as long as powder cocaine, meaning that the user will need to disappear for another dose in as short a
Taken in small amounts, cocaine usually makes the user feel euphoric, energetic, talkative, and mentally alert, especially to the sensations of sight, sound, and touch. It can also temporarily decrease the need for food and sleep. Some users find that the drug helps them perform simple physical and intellectual tasks more quickly, although others experience the opposite effect.
The duration of cocaine's euphoric effects depends upon the route of administration. The faster the drug is absorbed, the more intense the resulting high, but also the shorter the duration. The high from snorting is relatively slow to arrive but it may last 15 to 30 minutes; in contrast, the effects from smoking are more immediate but may last only 5 to 10