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Cocaine Cocaine has been around for thousands of years and in those years we are just beginning to understand the effects of the drug on our mind and body. We have developed many different routes of administration each works well in giving the user a feeling of euphoria. The long-term effects of cocaine use and abuse can be departmental to the body and mind. Although increasing numbers of people addicted to cocaine are smoking, Crack, …

…way to measure the effects of cocaine on the brain is to use brain mapping, such as positron-emission tomography and brain electrical activity mapping. Cocaine's many different routes of administration make this drug even more dangerous they other drugs on the market. Its effects on the brain, specifically the sympathetic nervous system, make it very popular among drug users. With the price of cocaine going it is also becoming more affordable to the average person.