Fact Sheet - Cocaine

 

• In Massachusetts, cocaine (including crack) is the second most frequently used illicit drug in middle schools. [2002 data]

 

• Nearly 4% of 8th graders in Massachusetts reported using cocaine at least once. [2002 report]

• As reported in the 2004 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF), the perceived availability of cocaine and crack has decreased significantly among U.S. 8th-graders.

• Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug.

• Crack is cocaine that has not been neutralized by an acid to make hydrochloride salt.

• Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or seizure followed by respiratory arrest.

• Cocaine users may develop a tolerance to the “high.”

• People who snort cocaine using shared equipment are at risk for hepatitis C.

 

• Infants born to cocaine users often exhibit symptoms of cocaine intoxication at birth.

• The term “crack” in crack cocaine refers to the crackling sound heard when cocaine is heated.

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