COCAINE A HIGH PRICE TO PAY FOR LIFE.

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COCAINEA HIGH PRICE TO PAYFOR LIFE.

• Robert Lively, DDRC
• MFSC, (Bldg AS-90),
• MCAS New River
• Tel [phone], DSN 752
• FAX [phone]
• robert.lively_at_usmc.mil

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MCAS NEW RIVER ILLICIT DRUG USE STATS!

• FY-05
• 22 COCAINE POSITIVES / 7 CMDS
• 37 THC POSITIVES / 12 CMDS
• 2 AMPHETIMINE POSITIVES / 2 CMD
• TOTAL FY-05 61
• FY-06 (1st to to 3rd Qtr)
• 14 COCAINE POSITIVES / 9 CMDS
• 22 THC POSITIVES / 8 CMDS
• 4 OXYCOT / MOR POSTIVES / 4 CMDS
• 4 AMPHETAMINE POSITIVE / 2 CMDS
• TOTAL FY-06 TO DATE 44

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WHAT IS COCAINE?

• Central Nervous System stimulant.
• Is a stimulant to the brains pleasure areas.
• Most powerful found in nature.
• Most commonly seen in the form of Cocaine
  Hydrochloride
• Made from leaves of coca plant, Erythroxylon
  Coca, which grows in Bolivia, Peru Columbia
  (Andeas Mountain Region of South America).
• Very expensive to make.
• Usually mixed with other chemicals before sold on
  street.
• Can be snorted, smoked, or injected.

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WHAT IS CRACK?

• Form of cocaine that is smoked.
• Looks like rock, pink or white in color.
• Names derived from sound made when smoked.
• Snorted cocaine or crack looks like baby powder
  or flour.
• When smoked or injected the high comes sooner and
  leaves sooner.
• Smoking, injecting or snorting cocaine are ALL
  highly addictive.

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STREET NAMES?

• Powder
• White Pony
• The Lady
• Cain
• Nerocain
• Girl
• Crack
• Marching Powder
• Uptown
• White Dragon
• Birdie Powder
• Bernice
• Friskie Powder

• Peruvian Lady
• Shake
• White Mosquito
• Nose Stuff

• Coke
• Dust
• Snow
• Flake
• Blow
• Toot
• Line
• Nose Candy
• Sneeze
• Aspirin
• Tardust
• Aunt Nora
• Powder Diamonds
• Sugar Candy
• C
• Line

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SHORT TERM EFFECTS?

• 1st time users can have fatal heart attacks
• Increased blood pressure heart rate
• Severe mood swings irritability
• Respiratory problems (from smoking crack)
• Dilated pupils
• Dry mouth
• Decreased appetite
• Insomnia
• Paranoia
• Muscle twitches
• Angry, hostile, anxious feelings

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LONG TERM EFFECTS?

• Causes permanent physical mental deterioration.
• Causes mental illness that like schizophrenia
• Confusion
• Hallucinations Delusional
• Depression Anxiety disorders
• Permanent damage to blood vessels in the brain
  which can cause a stroke.
• Convulsions body tremors.
• Sexual dysfunction.
• Diminished sense of smell.
• AIDS or Hepatitis.

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HOW COMMON IS COCAINE ABUSE?

• Cocaine is the 2nd most commonly used illicit
  drug in the U.S
• Approximately 10 of people over the age of 12
  have tried it at least 1 time in life.
• Approximately 2 have tried Crack
• Approximately 1 are current users.
• Average age of women users has increase
• over 50 of women users are 35 yrs old older.
• Emergence of Crack has resulted in a dramatic
  increase in
• drug abuse problems
• drug related crime violence
• There are more hospitalizations per year in the
  U.S. due to Crack and Cocaine abuse than any
  other illicit substances.

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SUMMARY

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