Cocaine is a rich mans Drug and Crack Cocaine is a cheap and highly addictive Cocaine which is mostly used by the homeless and poverty stricken. Cocaine, in powder form is inhaled via the nostril or is made soluble and injected into the bloodstream. Sometimes it is even mixed with Heroin prior to injecting, which is known as snowballing. This is a practice which leads to more fatalities than simple Heroin use. Crack Cocaine is smoked and due to its low cost and the instant high experienced, it soon becomes highly addictive. Whole neighbourhoods can become crack Cocaine ridden, and with greedy dealers keen to secure their turf and maintain a hold on their illicit business, it can lead to the most extreme violence imaginable. It is said not only to be a problem once it takes root, but more of an epidemic.
Cocaine, in any form, is a highly addictive, high performance stimulant, one which gives the user the feeling of supreme confidence, alertness and energy. Generally, these are the qualities which make Cocaine such a hard Drug to kick. The user becomes accustomed to having the feeling of energy and the 'buzz' which Cocaine provides and feels low and depressed when the effect wears off and craves more for a return to the 'heights'. Generally the effects of Cocaine on the body are to send the body into overdrive; that is speeding up the heart rate to dangerous levels, resulting in nausea, high body temperature and involuntary muscle reflexes and cramp to name just a few symptoms. Heart problems or heart attacks, corrosion of the nasal cavity severe mental mood swings, paranoia are some of the disorders that will occur in human boody while taking Cocaine on the long run.
