Cocaine And Its Dangers

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powdery." "In the mid nineteenth century, cocaine is used in eye, ear and throat surgery." "Now, they have been largely replaced by synthetic and local anesthetics such as lidocaine."
There are different ways of taking cocaine, because it is in a powdery form. "The most popular ways to take cocaine is snorting into nostrils or taking it orally." "To get a faster and even stronger "high", users take street cocaine and mix it with chemicals and make a paste, called freebase." "Freebase is smoked, and during heating, the chemical sometimes exploded and burned the users." "Injecting cocaine is an other way of taking it, it is going straight to the vein because it is the fastest and most intense "hit", usually the effects are felt within seconds." "Not too much is known about sex and cocaine, although some male and female users have been known to put a bit on their genitals to attempt to enhance and prolong sexual pleasure."
Many people know there are a lot of effects, ...

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