Cocaine

Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant made from coca leaves. It is most frequently used as a recreational drug.^[13] It is commonly snorted, inhaled as smoke, or dissolved and injected into a vein.^[11] Mental effects may include an intense feeling of happiness, sexual arousal, loss of contact with reality, or agitation.^[11] Physical symptoms may include a fast heart rate, sweating, and large pupils.^[11] High doses can result in very high blood pressure or body temperature.^[14] Effects begin within seconds to minutes of use and last between five and ninety minutes.^[11] Cocaine has a small number of accepted medical uses, such as numbing and decreasing bleeding during nasal surgery.