Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug. People who have tried it describe the experience as a powerful euphoria that gives them a feeling of supremacy. However, once the person begins to use cocaine, you can not predict or control how much you continue using the drug. The main forms of cocaine are sniffing ingest or inhale through the nose, injecting and smoking,
The health risks exist regardless of whether cocaine is inhaled (aspirated), is injected or smoked. However, it appears that compulsive cocaine use may develop faster when that inhaling smoke. Smoking it allows extremely high doses of the drug reaching the brain more quickly and produces an immediate and intense euphoria.
Physical effects of cocaine use include constricted peripheral blood vessels, dilated pupils and increased body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. Some cocaine users report having feelings of restlessness, irritability and anxiety, both during use and between periods of use.
Those who use it may develop a substantial tolerance to the drug effect and many users report that they seek to gain as much pleasure as the first time, but do not.
High doses of cocaine and prolonged use can trigger paranoia. The user who smokes cocaine may exhibit particularly aggressive paranoid behavior.
Addicted individuals may become depressed when they stop using cocaine. This depression causes users to continue using the drug to alleviate depression.
