Cocaine |
Taking
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Description |
Cocaine
is usually chopped into a fine powder using a razor blade or bankcard
and then snorted up the nose (tooter). Other ways include swallowing it in a wrap of paper, smoking it in a joint or pipe and injecting it into the veins. |
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White/creamy
grain, powder or rock. |
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AKA |
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Tips |
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Coke,
Charlie, Ching, Toot, Snow, Posh |
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| Effects | -
Use your own tooter as there is a risk of hepatitis transmission if they
are shared -Alternate the nostrils used to snort the cocaine. and clean the nostrils after each session (not each line) with nasal douches. -Use a vitamin E oil (available in chemists) to clean the nostrils, to prevent dryness and infection. - If injecting, do not share equipment as this can lead to hepatitis and HIV infection. - Eat healthily and catch up on sleep (without taking downers or smoking cannabis). - Limit and monitor cocaine use so that you don't become dependent. - It is advisable not to mix stimulants with depressants (e.g alcohol) or antidepressants (e.g prozac) |
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- Cocaine is a stimulant drug (upper). -Effects
begin almost immediately and are short lived. |
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Health Risks |
Law
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include: overdose, heart attacks, brain haemorrhage, strokes, stomach cramps, bowel disorders, tooth decay and nasal damage |
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