Thinking About Cocaine

Contents Thinking about cocaine A brief history of cocaine—How cocaine affects your body—The business of cocaine—Who is really using cocaine — A look at addiction—Wliere to go for help. 

This information will help you make wise choices when you are thinking about cocaine. Perhaps you have already tried cocaine or been at a party where it was offered to you. Maybe you have a friend or family member whom you suspect may be addicted. Through the stories of the teens in this book and the facts contained in each chapter, you will learn more about cocaine and begin to understand how it can affect you. 

WHAT TEENS REALLY THINK ABOUT COCAINE... 

You may already have your own ideas about cocaine, based on information you ve read in this book, learned from other sources, or even heard from friends or family members. What do other teens think about cocaine ... 

But now it seemed that the cocaine didn t make him feel great—it just made him feel okay. It was as if being high had become normal. He kept thinking about cocaine—the smallest things would trigger this sense that he had to have more. He had used up all the money from his after-school job, he had even taken money from his mom s purse, and it wasn t enough. 

If you think that cocaine is somehow safer than other drugs or are feeling curious about trying it, take a look at what people who regularly use cocaine say ... 

The highs from cocaine or crack last only a few minutes. The consequences last much longer. Think about this there are more hospitalizations per year caused by crack and cocaine use than any other illegal drug. 

One really serious consideration for anyone who is thinking about using cocaine is that, on the street (or off the street, for that maner) only about half of the coke is worthwhile. The other half is usually of the passable-ripoff variety, and is cut heavily with cheap synthetics like Procaine (Novocaine), Lido-caine, Benzocaine, and occasionally just cheap amphetamine. 

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