Follow the links below to find out about cocaine and how it affects on the mind, body and lifestyle of the people who take it.
- Cocaine: pregnancy and breast feeding
Using cocaine during pregnancy is unwise. It can harm your baby both before and after birth. - Cocaine: dangers in method of use
Snorting and injecting cocaine can result in long-term effects on your health. - Cocaine: tolerance and dependence
Regular users of cocaine may develop a `reverse tolerance` where they experience the effects of the drug more intensely. - Cocaine: what are the effects?
Read about the various effects of taking cocaine from the immediate effects of the rush to the crash that can follow afterwards and the long-term effects of cocaine use. - Cocaine: what is it?
Cocaine is a stimulant drug and is made from the leaves of the coca bush, which is native to South America.
