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  1. Cocaine - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    Jan 10, 2024 · Cocaine is an addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylon coca) which is native to South America. Cocaine can be snorted through the nose, …

  2. Cocaine: Side-Effects and Addiction Treatment - WebMD

    Feb 20, 2026 · Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that can have serious effects on your health and well-being. Learn what it does to your body.

  3. Cocaine (Crack): What It Is, Side Effects, Risks & Withdrawal

    Cocaine is an addictive stimulant drug that can change lives and be life-threatening. Using cocaine may change how people’s brains work and increase their risk for many serious medical issues.

  4. Cocaine | Definition, Uses & Addiction | Britannica

    Mar 17, 2026 · Cocaine is habit-forming and may also be physically addicting. Cocaine is also injected in solution or smoked in a chemically treated form known as freebase; either of these methods …

  5. What Is Cocaine? Definition, Effects, and Health Risks

    Apr 9, 2026 · Cocaine is a powerful stimulant drug derived from the coca plant that affects the brain’s reward system by blocking dopamine reabsorption. The drug appears as a white crystalline powder …

  6. How Pablo Escobar Became the ‘Godfather of Cocaine’ - PBS

    7 hours ago · Criminal Justice How Pablo Escobar Became the ‘Godfather of Cocaine’ And how the empire he built set the stage for the modern narco-trafficking industry. An archival FRONTLINE …

  7. Ketamine, psychedelics, GHB: is the US falling out of love ...

    1 day ago · The wide-scale use of cocaine in the US has left a trail of destruction in its wake, largely thanks to the illegal nature of the trade and the resultant US government policy of a “ war on drugs ”.

  8. Cocaine - MedlinePlus

    Jan 24, 2024 · Cocaine, also called crack cocaine, is a highly addictive stimulant. It can be snorted, injected, or smoked. Learn about health effects and treatment.

  9. Although injecting into veins or muscles, snorting, and smoking are the common ways of using cocaine, all mucous membranes readily absorb cocaine. Cocaine users often binge on the drug until they are …

  10. The strange way cocaine water pollution is changing salmon ...

    2 days ago · It turns out that salmon exposed to cocaine through water pollution do a lot of swimming—which may not be a good thing