Injecting Cocaine
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Injecting Cocaine

Injecting CocaineInjecting cocaine provides the highest blood levels of drug in the shortest amount of time. Upon injection, the cocaine reaches the brain in a matter of seconds, and the exhilarating rush that follows can be so intense that it induces some users to vomit uncontrollably. The euphoria passes quickly and is followed by a strong desire to do more of the drug.

Injecting cocaine can end up being a very frequent activity because of the addicting nature of the rush and the short duration of the high. Also, because pain is deadened around the injecting site (cocaine is a local anesthetic), veins become damaged very quickly.

Injecting cocaine increases the risks for infections at the injection site, and certain deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. These diseases often occur in people who share needles. Because cocaine use and addiction reduces a person’s ability to make healthy choices, a person injecting cocaine may share needles to if they are craving the drug. HIV/AIDS causes a person's immune system to stop working properly, which is fatal. Hepatitis affects a person's liver, which can cause cancer and death, as well as long term health problems.

Cocaine is sometimes injected concurrently with heroin. Injecting cocaine and heroin together is commonly referred to as "speed balling" Cocaine can temporarily mask the downer effects of heroin and other ‘downer-type’ drugs as well as mask the symptoms of overdose creating a very dangerous combination.

Injecting Cocaine can cause:

  • Damage to the heart muscle
  • Paralysis of breathing muscles
  • Hypertension
  • Chest pain
  • Liver damage
  • Irregularities in the heart beat
  • Cerebral hemorrhage
  • Heart attacks
  • Hypothermia
  • Strokes
  • Skin abscesses
  • Infections at the injection site
  • Deadly Diseases (HIV/AIDS and hepatitis)

Injecting Cocaine
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Cocaine Facts

  • Like caffeine, cocaine abuse effects improve wakefulness and reduce hunger. Psychological cocaine abuse effects include feelings of well-being and a grandiose sense of power and ability mixed with anxiety and restlessness. As the drug wears off, these temporary sensations of mastery are replaced by an intense depression, and the drug abuser will then "crash." A cocaine crash involves becoming lethargic and typically results in sleeping for long periods at a time.
  • Long term crack cocaine effects often vary from person to person depending on the duration and intensity of abuse. Overall, someone who abuses crack cocaine will more than likely become addicted to the drug. In general, long term crack cocaine effects include restlessness, mood change, irritability, auditory hallucinations, and extreme paranoia.
  • Long-term effects or high doses of cocaine can trigger paranoia. Smoking crack cocaine can produce particu­larly aggressive paranoid behavior in users. When addicted individuals stop using cocaine, they often be­come depressed. Prolonged cocaine snorting can result in ulceration of the mucous membrane of the nose.
  • Many individuals misinterpret the vital detoxification process as the "only" step in cocaine recovery and feel that they have accomplished their goal of addiction recovery when they have completed detox. It is important to remember that detox is only an initial step in addiction recovery.
  • Many people abuse drugs such as cocaine following accidents, failures, breakups, losses of self respect, giving up on life goals, job problems, and the list goes on. What is common to all these pains and problems is the ABSENCE OF a better solution and an inability to resolve the original problem. Factually, what's missing was a real accessible solution to the problem in the first place.
  • Many people believe in the existence an "addictive personality”. They use this excuse as one of the causes of cocaine abuse. While this condition may exist, evidence shows that an "addictive personality" is a result, and not one of the causes of cocaine abuse. An "addictive personality" is often associated with poor self-esteem, trouble relating to people, a low tolerance for frustration, and a desire to escape reality.
  • Of approximately 108 million visits to the emergency room in America during 2005, an estimated 448,481 were cocaine-related, according to Drug Abuse Warning Network statistics. There were 12,166 cocaine-related charges filed at the federal level in FY2004. There were 11,464 people federally sentenced in FY2006 for charges related to cocaine, in either its powder or rock form.