METHODS OF COCAINE USE
COCAINE THE HYDROCHLORIDE
COCA PASTE
COCAINE THE ESTABLISHMENT, THE CRACK
SPEEDBALL
At retraction through a nose a cocaine powder have in a narrow stria (”path”) on a smooth surface and involve it through a straw or the narrow tubule curtailed from a paper. The most dangerous forms of use - intravenous introduction and the smoking often leading to development of habituation and to overdose, conducting by a lethal outcome.
DEPENDENCE AND CANCELLATION SYNDROME
Efficacyy of development of predilection for cocaine depends on a mean of its consumption by the person. The high potential of development of dependence is characteristic for smoking and intravenous introduction of a drug. At an introduction mean through a nose dependence arises more gradually. Physical dependence concerning which presence till now there is no unequivocal opinion, is expressed in symptoms at abandoning of preparation consumption (a cancellation syndrome).
Duration and force of exhibiting of symptoms are various depending on degree of predilection, duration of the use, etc. The various stages defined by time from the moment of last method of a drug, are characterised by different symptoms. Bent for to a drug weakens in some season (in the range of 1 - 10 weeks from the moment of last method), but then again arises in very strong degree.
ACTION THE SPEEDBALL ON THE ORGANISM
The establishments for popularity of a speedball - crack and heroin admixtures consist in the nature of action of a crack which, as is known, is a stimulator with short, from 8 till 10 minutes, and extremely intensive effect. After that there comes strong excitatory excitation and heavy depression. Heroin, showing the sedative action lasting till four o’clock, counteracts heavy depression invoked by a crack.
The heroin and cocaine admixture as in the salt form for intravenous introduction, and in shape for smoking, enhances action of each drug on an organism and psychics.
The central excitatory system. Action of a cocaine component shows as action of the stimulator invoking hyperactivity, irritability, aggression. Action a component heroin leads to weakening effect, the person is abirritated and becomes peaceful. The mood of the consumer of a speedball varies quickly and is unpredictable.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. Constant use of a speedball for smoking invokes diseases of a throat, a bronchitis, various respiratory problems.
WEIGHT. Addicts often lose interest to meal and a sleep. Many suffer catastrophic loss of weight.
BRAIN. The biochemical state of a brain variates, very quickly there comes habituation.
CONSEQUENCES OF THE LONG USE OF THE CRACK
The central excitatory system (the central excitatory system). Being under the influence of a crack, the person becomes hyperawake, vigorous and irritable.
LUNGS. A hoarseness, a bronchitis and other respiratory problems.
WEIGHT. Loss of interest to meal and a sleep. Many suffer catastrophic loss of weight.
BRAIN. Brain biochemical processes variate. Habituation educes faster, than in case of other drugs, including heroin. The crack reaches a brain for seconds after the beginning of smoking and invokes powerful effect which painful recession follows, “sufferings”. To soften exhibiting of a syndrome of cancellation, the addict thirsts to receive or the following dose of a preparation, or to address to other drug or alcohol.
EYES. Dilating of pupils invokes the raised photosensitivity. Addicts see “snowflakes” or “halo” round subjects at attempt to focus sight.
HEART. Sphygmus becomes frequent. There can come cardiac arrest.
CRACK ACTION
At smoking or inhalation through a tube of pair cocaine get directly to lungs, the strong effect begins practically instantly and lasts only about ten minutes after which expiration for its maintenance the following dose is required. Overdose arises very easily and can lead to heavy consequences and a lethal outcome, let alone dependence development. On value judgment of the people smoking a crack, predilection for cocaine it is stronger in comparison with heroin, but for a crack still “in 3-5 times above”.
The immediate effect of method of a crack can be expressed in a respiratory embarrassment and an emphysema. Usual consequences are a chronic hoarseness and diseases of a throat. However, direct effects mean nothing in comparison with danger of catastrophic changes which the crack invokes in an organism. The crack influences circulation system, invoking sharp reduction of veins. The augmentation of a blood pressure and a warm rhythm can lead to a coronary attack, and intensive stimulation of a brain to convulsions.
The sense of euphoria arising in the beginning soon is replaced by so strong depression, for which counteraction it is necessary to smoke again a preparation dose to return a state of euphoria and good state of health. These cyclically repeating launches and falling lead to habituation and dependence on a drug.
Proceeding use of a crack can invoke a sleeplessness, the excitatory excitation and a heavy paranoia. “Crack addicts” become chronic sick heavy forms of depression with bent for to suicide or murder.
COCAINE ACTION ON NEWBORNS
Availability of cocaine in street trade has delivered a new problem - children born with symptoms of influence of cocaine. Its use, since categorically is forbidden to pregnant women. Even the disposable use of cocaine during pregnancy can lead to catastrophic consequences for a fruit. Cocaine method on early terms of pregnancy can lead to a birth of the dead child. On more serotinal terms the drug can invoke premature birth pangs or an abortion. Sometimes there is an early abjointing of a placenta that conducts to serious danger to life as the baby, and mothers.
Children are born with various deflections. Their many these children begin life with an agonising state of cancellation which can last about three weeks (”cocaine babies”). Sometimes they suffer from heart attacks before and after stems. Children which mothers accepted cocaine, have high risk of exhibiting of “a syndrome of subitaneous children’s mors”. Deflections of functioning of lungs, nephroses, a liver, a brain, genitals are Most frequent. Problems with breath, difficulties of motorial functions, a cerebral paralysis and physical teratisms take place also.
Signs of distress of the excitatory system, bound to cocaine action: excitability, difficulties at feeding, supersensitivity to light and notes. “Cocaine babies” do not realise the environment and show the phylum of behaviour specifying in neurologic and psychologic deflections. However, depth of infringements can not show and not be distinguished up to achievement by the child of school age.
Birth of children with the generated predilection for cocaine, owing to its use by mothers during pregnancy - one side of the problem. The second - children who are exposed to influence of a drug already after a birth at feeding by milk by mothers, having predilection for cocaine. Effects of such influence still are not studied, most likely, the babies eating milk, containing cocaine, the same problems, as mothers feeding them test.
In the countries, gone through strong hobby for cocaine, in particular, in the USA, consequences of this hobby show in succeeding generation, and is possible and in the following. Now on ten children born in the USA, one is born from mother using during pregnancy any of forbidden means.
CONSEQUENCES OF THE USE OF COCAINE WOMEN IN THE GENERIC AND SUBSEQUENT SEASONS
For cocaine consumers it is possible to consider as a potential problem also AIDS and a hepatitis since at use one syringes danger of transmission of an infection contamination is very great. The infected cocaine addicts can infest further partners, spouses and children, promoting diffusion of an infection contamination and doing its uncontrollable.
HABITUATION SYMPTOMS. APPLICATION CONSEQUENCES. CHRONIC EFFECTS. EFFECTS OF OVERDOSE.
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SIGNS OF THE USE OF COCAINE
At the beginning the fact of the use of cocaine can show nothing. However in process of continuation of use of a drug the obvious signs confirming it show: weight loss, slovenly outward, reddenings of a skin because of combing of seeming punctures so-called “cocaine bugs”, a chronic cold, frequent respiratory infection contaminations. Being under the influence of cocaine, the person can remain vigorous some hours, and then sleep a long span. Psychologic signs of dependence can include loss of interest to friendly dialogue, former hobbies or any other vigorous activity, a house problem, at school and on work, financial problems. The educing psychosis can show in fulfilment of the repeating convulsive movements similar to work of dactyls at printing or game with a hair. In case of sharp overdose amplate pupils, a tachycardia, a hypertensia are characteristic. Cocaine can invoke acoustical hallucinations (the person “hears voices”) and heavy depression, and also sharp change of mood. Exhibitings of impatience and aggression, nervousness and extreme animosity are frequent.
COCAINE ACTION ON THE ORGANISM
On character of influence on various systems of an organism cocaine is to effective stimulators and even single and furthermore the chronic use invokes in an organism various, is frequent gross infringements. Cocaine reacts directly on a brain, especially on the excitatory system containing the centres, responsible for a state of instinctive pleasure. Cocaine produces effect of euphoria, quenching a dofamine reabsorption, and repeating consumption of cocaine can settle a dofamine store that becomes the cause of the sufferings felt by the end of action of a drug. It also explains development of physical predilection and tolerance to cocaine.
Cocaine influence on cardiovascular system, system of breath and the central excitatory system, showing in behavioural deflections, heavy depression, paranoid distresses, psychoses (for which the term a “cocaine” psychosis is introduced), hallucinations, cerebral strokes and bleedings is especially catastrophic.
COCAINE ACTION ON THE ORGANISM AS STIMULATOR
PHYSIOLOGICAL EXHIBITINGS OF ACTION OF COCAINE