Can parents in Columbia SC recognize cocaine?

If your child in Columbia, SC, was in danger of perhaps using cocaine, would you know what to be looking for?

Not all cocaine looks the same. Cocaine comes in several different shapes and forms and is packaged differently according to the quantity being shipped or sold. Although cocaine is typically a white powder, it sometimes comes in other shapes and colors. For instance, crack cocaine looks like a small rock, chunk or chip and it is sometimes off-white or pink in color.

Street names for cocaine are; Coke, Blow, Dust, Toot, Line, Nose Candy, Snow. Sneeze, Powder, Girl, White Pony, Flake, C, The Lady, Cain, Neurocain, Rock, Crack. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug of abuse. Once having tried cocaine, users cannot predict or control the extent they will continue to use the drug.

Cocaine is extracted from the leaves of the South American coca plant. It is a strong stimulate that effects the body's central nervous system. Cocaine can be injected, smoked, sniffed, or snorted.

Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. Nearly one percent of Americans are currently using cocaine. Users can be from all economic status, all ages and all genders. The drug creates a strong sense of exhilaration. Users generally feel invincible, carefree, alert, euphoric and have a lot of energy. This is usually followed by agitation, depression, anxiety, paranoia and decreased appetite. The effects of cocaine generally last about two hours.

Cocaine is highly addictive, leaving users with an overwhelming craving for the drug. The addiction to crack develops quickly, sometimes after just a few times of smoking it. A slide show of various images of cocaine is associated with this article and is compliments of a recent About.com article regarding cocaine and it’s use.

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AA Intergroup
3014 Devine Street, Room 103
Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 254-5301