6. Cocaine can be snorted, injected into the bloodstream, or smoked. The powder form is generally snorted or mixed with water and injected, while crack is most commonly smoked.
7. Cocaine is extremely addictive, and frequent users generally require an ever-increasing number of hits to get the same high. When the drug is smoked in the form of crack, addiction tends to develop more quickly.
8. Cocaine produces euphoria by activating the nerve cells in the brain that release dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure and alertness. The drug then prevents neural transporters from “cleaning up” the dopamine and storing it for a later time.
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