Introducing 

Prezi AI.

Your new presentation assistant.

Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.

Loading…
Transcript

The Effects of Crack/Cocaine

Mental and Emotional Impact

Mental/Emotional

Cocaine's effect on the brain

  • Cocaine restricts blood flow, which can lead to blood clots/heart attacks
  • Cocaine ages the brain twice as fast as a healthy person
  • Cocaine increases the amount of dopamine in the body
  • Mental illness can develop
  • Hallucinations
  • Paranoia
  • Psychosis

Effect on the Brain

Emotional Impact

Emotional Impact

  • Cocaine Produces a fast euphoria
  • Within 30 min, the high is gone, users chase this high by taking more and more lines of cocaine
  • This leads to strong cravings/dependency on the drug
  • Eventually the only time they experience happiness is with a line of cocaine

Physical Impact

Physical

-Smoking

-Inhale its vapor/smoke into the lungs, and then absorbed into the bloodline

-Inhaling

-It is absorbed through the nasal tissues into the bloodstream

(most common)

How it enters the body

-Injecting directly into bloodstream

Different Ways Crack/Cocaine Enters the Body

-Oral Use

-Powder is rubbed against the gums

Short Term

Long Term

Short & Long Term Effects

Long & Short Term Effects of Crack/Cocaine

  • Increased tolerance
  • Mood Disorders
  • Delirium
  • Hallucinations/Delusions
  • Unpleasant withdrawal syndrome
  • Cardiovascular problems
  • Malnutrition
  • Increased Heart Rate
  • Intense Cravings
  • Decreased Appetite
  • Dilated Pupils
  • Paranoia
  • Aggressive Behavior/Unprovoked Attacks (caused by paranoia)

Side Effects of Crack/Cocaine

Side Effects

  • Irritability
  • Anxiety
  • Headaches
  • Depression
  • Aggressive Behavior
  • Risk of Heart Attack/Stroke
  • Abdominal Pain

Social Impact

Social Impact

Legal Consequences

Consequences of Crack/Cocaine Abuse

Consequences

Consequences for using Crack/Cocaine

  • Dependency
  • Impulse control problems
  • Memory loss
  • Loss of touch with reality
  • Loss of family members/friends
  • Possession of 5 grams of crack results in an automatic 5 year sentence
  • Cocaine possession is usually solved with a probation sentence, but can still result in prison time
  • Possession with intent to distribute can land you many more years of jail time

Crack/Cocaine on The Street

Who is Commonly Affected

The Streets

Prevalence & Street Terms

Cocaine

  • Blow
  • Coke
  • Nose candy
  • Snow
  • Speedball

Crack

  • Black Rock
  • Candy
  • Sleet
  • Snow Coke
  • Tornado
  • Young adults 18-25
  • Cocaine - Mainly white men in their 20s
  • Crack - Mainly young african-american males
  • In 2020, 5.2 million people reported cocaine use in the past 12 months

Financial Impact of Crack/Cocaine

Financial Impact

Medical Uses for Cocaine

Medicinal Uses

  • Cocaine is an anesthetic
  • Often used in nasal surgery to help block the pain signals to the brain
  • Can be used in diagnostic test to evaluate somebody's pupillary reaction
  • Used to test for Horner's syndrome

What it costs the user

What it costs the Government

Cost of Crack/Cocaine

  • Federal Government spends billions each year on drug control
  • The DEA spends lots of funds and time to prevent drugs and violence over them
  • Drug-related crime claims many lives each year
  • Constant need of drugs can cripple you financially
  • Moderate cocaine addiction can cost $150 a day
  • Severe addiction can cost hundreds, or even thousands a day

Financial Impact

Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi