Crack Cocaine Essay

Submitted By Shaneequa
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Crack Cocaine
There are many drugs in the world that are easy for people to get their hands on and become an addicted. One of the most dangerous and powerful addicting drugs to man is Crack Cocaine. It quickly affects its user as soon as it is taken. Crack creates an exhilarating feeling while creating several dangerous side effects on the body. A user who has done crack only a few times has already increased their risk of heart attack stroke, respiratory problems and severe mental disorders. What makes this drug so addicting and hard to quiet? In order to find a solution you must first understand the problem.
Crack short for Crack Cocaine, first must enter the bloodstream. In order to do this many addicts smoke it, due to the lungs' rapid absorption rate, snort it through the noise, or injected with nettles. After it enters the bloodstream it leaves the user feeling energized and alert. They become more sensitive to sight, sound, and touch. Their heart rate increase, pupils become dilated, temperature and blood pressure rises. The affects on the heart rate and breathing, can cause a heart attack, respiratory failure, strokes or seizures. It also affects the digestive tract, causing nausea, abdominal pain and loss of appetite.
That’s just the physical part next mental. They start to feel restless, anxious and/ or irritable. When large amounts of are taken it can cause extreme aggression, paranoid, and/or delusion. It produces feelings of intense pleasure once it has entered your system. These feelings are quickly