Cocaine is a powerful Schedule II stimulant with major cardiovascular, neurologic, psychiatric and addiction risks. Learn how cocaine affects the brain and body, the difference between powder and…
Read resource →Cocaine can cause anxiety, insomnia and rapid heart rate, while severe complications include arrhythmia, heart attack, stroke, seizure, hyperthermia and psychosis. Learn the short-term and long-term risks.
Read resource →Cocaine overdose can cause heart attack, arrhythmia, stroke, seizure, hyperthermia and death. Learn warning signs, what emergency care involves and when naloxone matters because fentanyl may be present.
Read resource →DEA describes cocaine hydrochloride as a white crystalline powder, but color cannot prove purity. Learn why white, off-white or yellow appearance cannot identify cocaine concentration or fentanyl contamination.
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