What is a lethal dose of cocaine?
Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideMuch controversy surrounds this question. As little as 20 mg (substantially less than a single line) injected intravenously can be lethal while between 500mg and 1.4 g nasally or orally is considered dangerous. Purity, mixing with other substances (especially heroin), environment, and the individual are all factors. It is not recommended to rub cocaine on any exposed tissues or the mucous membranes of the genitals.
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heroin - frequently asked questions - The Good Drugs GuideNo. Heroin's 'incredible' addictiveness has been much overplayed, backed up by the tragic spectres of long term addicts, physcially wasted by their habits. Nevertheless, like alcohol, nicotine, amphetamines and cocaine, heroin is a highly addictive drug with a seductive physical and psychological effect. It's ability to smother and cushion a user from their lives often draws the user into a psychological addiction, much before the physical compulsion starts.
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alcohol and drug abuse treatment centerCocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain. Cocaine has been labeled the drug of the 1980s and '90s, because of its extensive popularity and use during this period. However, cocaine is not a new drug. In fact, it is one of the oldest known drugs. The pure chemical, cocaine hydrochloride, has been an abused substance for more than 100 years, and coca leaves, the source of cocaine, have been ingested for thousands of years.
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Erowid Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) Vault : Dramamine (and oth...The LD50 of Diphenhydramine in rats is 500mg/kg. For humans it is not known, so be careful! Lethal doses in humans are almost always far less than lethal doses in rats (allowing for body weight differences), so don't try to take the rat LD50 and apply it to yourself. Also, note that the LD50 is the dose at which 50% of the subjects will die. A lower dose will still kill a smaller proportion of the subjects - i.e. it may be that the LD10 (i.e. 10% mortality) for rats is just 100 mg/kg.
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Erowid DXM Vault : DXM FAQ - Side EffectsThe LD50 (dose at which 50% of animals die) of DXM doesn't seem to be well known. For a variety of reasons, animal assays of the lethal dose of psychoactives aren't always accurate. Nor have I ever found a published LD50 for DXM. So instead, I've decided to go on the basis of the few deaths that have occurred from DXM use, keeping in mind the amount of DXM people regularly consume for recreational purposes.
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Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideCrack cocaine" is a mix of cocaine and baking powder (sodium bicarbonate) which comes as small lumps or 'rocks'. When smoked, the cocaine vapours reach the brain much quicker than snorting, producing an intense but short-lived euphoric rush and - very quickly - a compelling desire for more. Crack is also very harsh on the lungs.
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Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideYes, cocaine can be absorbed through the skin although most readily through exposed soft tissue and thin skins such as lips, gums, and eyes.
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Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideCocaine is most often cut with corn starch, vitamin c powder, sugar, talcum powder, Italian baby milk powder or local anesthetic (to simulate the numbing feeling). Fear-mongers peddle the myth that coke is regularly cut with anthrax, bleach or strychnine. Frankly, this is bollocks.
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Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideThe National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) reported that, in 1998, cocaine was used by 3.8 million Americans. Although cocaine use has not significantly changed over the last six years and "is still a threat to the United States," it is significantly less prevalent today than it was during the early 1980s. Cocaine use peaked in 1982 when 10.4 Americans (5.6% of the population) reportedly used cocaine.
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Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs Guideball is one eight of an ounce of cocaine, approximately 3.5 grams. This is a lot of cocaine for one person, enough to overdose on. So be careful. Chronic nasal cocaine use (daily or heavy weekly) may cause nasal problems - sinusitis, irritation and bleeding of the nasal membranes or worst - a perforated nasal septum (the membrane which divides the two nostrils). However, only smoking crack cocaine and inhaling its harsh smoke is implicated in lung problems.
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Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideYes. cocaine enters the bloodstream of the developing foetus and has the potential to affect a baby's development. The 'crack baby' has been a frequent story in the press, particularly in the US.
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Related QuestionsWEST GEORGIA DRUG TASK FORCECocaine is an alkaloid in the leaves of the South American shrub Erythroxylon coca and its powerful psycho stimulant which induces a sense of exhilaration by blocking the reuptake of neurotransmitter dopamine in the midbrain. Cocaine can be smoked (crack form), snorted, ingested or injected into the human body.Related Questions
Cocaine Addiction - Cocaine Abuse - Cocaine Detox - Cocaine ...Cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylon coca), which is indigenous to the Andean highlands of South America. It is a potent brain stimulant and one of the most powerfully addictive drugs. Cocaine is produced as a white chunky powder. It is sold most often in aluminum foil, plastic or paper packets, or small vials.Related Questions
Is it safe to mix cocaine with ecstasy and other party drugs?
Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideThere are no direct harmful interactions beween cocaine and ecstasy (MDMA), LSD, mushrooms and other drugs you may find at a rave or in a club, but most drugs combined with cocaine will increase stress on the heart. If you are in bad shape, be careful. You should also be aware that drinking cocaine and alcohol creates a metabolite called cocaethylene in the body, which is more toxic than both put together and can put more stress on the heart.
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Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideIn 1990, the CIA shipped a tonne of nearly pure cocaine from Venezuela to the US in an incident that was regarded as "a serious accident rather than an intentional conspiracy." It's no secret that the US military and intelligence agencies funded the Contra opposition to Nicaragua's Sandinista regime with revenues from the cocaine trade. Some of this involvement can be ascribed to bribery, corruption and incompetence. The rest of it complicity.
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Cocaine - Frequently Asked Questions - The Good Drugs GuideOne single use of cocaine will not make you an addict. Nor will two or three times. However, cocaine addiction is a gradual and insidious process. If there's availability and you can afford it, it is not difficult for regular recreational use to descend into habitual abuse. See our section on cocaine: addiction & tolerance for more information. One time use of cocaine will not cause permanent brain damage or memory impairment.
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Veterinary Public Health - FAQBoth killer bees and fire ants attack en masse when disturbed. They can both cause fatal allergic reactions, in susceptible individuals. Africanized bees can overwhelm and kill even healthy, non-allergic people, but encounters are rather rare. Fire ants can't overwhelm a healthy, mobile person and even hundreds of stings are rarely fatal.
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Radiation Contamination - Radiation Frequently Asked Questio...Exposure of 100 roentgens causes radiation sickness while exposure to 400 roentgens causes radiation sickness and death in half of those exposed, and 100,000 rads causes almost immediate unconsciousness and death within an hour.
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Dinosaur Dreaming common questions, Monash Science CentreSome dinosaurs were very lethal, as they were hunting carnivores, like lions and tigers are today, but much larger!
Related QuestionsHow Does Cocaine Produce its Effects?
alcohol and drug abuse treatment centerA great amount of research has been devoted to understanding the way cocaine produces its pleasurable effects, and the reasons it is so addictive. One mechanism is through its effects on structures deep in the brain. Scientists have discovered regions within the brain that, when stimulated, produce feelings of pleasure. One neural system that appears to be most affected by cocaine originates in a region, located deep within the brain, called the ventral tegmental area (VTA).
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alcohol and drug abuse treatment centerThe full extent of the effects of prenatal drug exposure on a child is not completely known, but many scientific studies have documented that babies born to mothers who abuse cocaine during pregnancy are often prematurely delivered, have low birth weights and smaller head circumferences, and are often shorter in length.
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alcohol and drug abuse treatment centerThere has been an enormous increase in the number of people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction during the 1980s and 1990s. Treatment providers in most areas of the country, except in the West and Southwest, report that cocaine is the most commonly cited drug of abuse among their clients. The majority of individuals seeking treatment smoke crack, and are likely to be poly-drug users, or users of more than one substance.
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