Other names for cocaine
Coke, crack, snow, freebase, line, bindle.
What is cocaine?
Cocaine is one of the drugs that pep you up.
- It is a white, crystalline powder.
- It’s usually scraped into a line on a flat surface and sniffed up.
- Often it’s adulterated with other chemicals.
- Powder cocaine can also be cooked up into freebase coke or crack cocaine.
- Crack is smoked in a pipe or cigarette. Many heroin users also take crack.
Effects of cocaine
Cocaine makes you active, clear-headed, alert and cheerful.
- You become more talkative and highly self-confident.
- Your heart beats faster, your blood vessels contract and your blood pressure rises.
- After the effects wear off, you feel restless and empty.
- The next day you often feel down in the dumps.
- If you sniff cocaine, you feel the effects within a couple of minutes and they last about half an hour.
Risks of cocaine
What are the risks of cocaïne?
- The mucous membranes in your nose get inflamed due to the constricted blood vessels.
- Your heart is put under strain. It beats faster but gets less oxygen due to the constricted blood vessels.
- Cocaine is addictive. Due to the fleeting effects, you quickly want more and more.
- If you’re hooked on cocaine and you cut back, you may feel depressed and exhausted for months on end.
- If you take cocaine often, you can lose a lot of weight. You can also become fearful and suspicious of others.
- The effects of crack last no more than 5 minutes. The risks are greater than those of powder cocaine. It’s easy to lose control.
The following test will help you discover whether you are taking too many risks. Once you’ve answered the questions, you’ll receive the test results, with information about your score. Depending on your score, we’ll make certain recommendations.