Cocaine
noun
A powerful drug that is often used illegally. It is a white powder that people snort through the nose.
He was arrested for possession of cocaine.
Often appears as...
- cocaine abuse
- cocaine addiction
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A powerful drug that is often used illegally. It is a white powder that people snort through the nose.
He was arrested for possession of cocaine.
Often appears as...
- cocaine abuse
- cocaine addiction
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Illegal Substance
Cocaine is an illegal drug in most countries and is heavily penalized.
He faced severe penalties after being caught with a bag of cocaine.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Risk
Cocaine has severe health risks including addiction and overdose.
Many people die each year due to cocaine overdoses.
Pro Tip 3/3Connotation
Cocaine often carries connotations of a party drug among the wealthy or famous.
Tabloids splashed headlines about the actor's cocaine-fueled parties.
Pro Tip 1/3Illegal Substance
Cocaine is an illegal drug in most countries and is heavily penalized.
He faced severe penalties after being caught with a bag of cocaine.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Risk
Cocaine has severe health risks including addiction and overdose.
Many people die each year due to cocaine overdoses.
Pro Tip 3/3Connotation
Cocaine often carries connotations of a party drug among the wealthy or famous.
Tabloids splashed headlines about the actor's cocaine-fueled parties.
Pro Tip 1/3Illegal Substance
Cocaine is an illegal drug in most countries and is heavily penalized.
He faced severe penalties after being caught with a bag of cocaine.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Risk
Cocaine has severe health risks including addiction and overdose.
Many people die each year due to cocaine overdoses.
Pro Tip 3/3Connotation
Cocaine often carries connotations of a party drug among the wealthy or famous.
Tabloids splashed headlines about the actor's cocaine-fueled parties.
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Everything you think you...
because you're traumatized or isolated or beaten down by life, you will bond with something that will give you some sense of relief. Now, that might be gambling, that might be pornography, that might be cocaine, that might be cannabis, but you will bond and connect with something because that's our nature. That's what we want as human beings.
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United by Ping Pong,...
a good person but I've been I've been to the prison system I've been there three times a lot of it had to do with drug use me smoking crack cocaine if you're young you start getting in trouble you don't have money to fight the system you're going to jail I went to jail I went to jail a couple of times I said
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Kendra McSweeney: Drugs,...
For me, it was my career, there's a lot else that's going on here too, which is that Washington has the distinction of being one of the great capitals of the world for cocaine consumption. There is greater per capita cocaine use here particularly among white collar workers,
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The brain in love PIPE...
associated with wanting, with motivation, with focus and with craving. In fact, the same brain region where we found activity becomes active also when you feel the rush of cocaine. But romantic love is much more than a cocaine high -- at least you come down from cocaine.
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How I learned to read --...
addicted to crack cocaine. My environment consisted of living with family, friends, and homeless shelters. Oftentimes, dinner was served in breadlines and soup kitchens. The big homey told me money rules the world and everything in it.
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Why we love, why we...
and when it was in a resting state. And we found activity in a lot of brain regions. In fact, one of the most important was a brain region that becomes active when you feel the rush of cocaine. And indeed, that's exactly what happens.
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How do drugs affect the...
dilates pupils, and triggers the body's fight or flight response. Cocaine blocks the reuptake of dopamine and serotonin, pushing more into the network where they boost energy, create feelings of euphoria, and suppress appetites.
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The freakonomics of...
First, I want to explain how and why crack cocaine had such a profound influence on inner-city gangs. Secondly, I want to tell you how somebody like me came to be able to see
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Why you should learn...
didn't know anything about crack cocaine so I sat down with some people who used the drug and I you know said so how do you take it like every four hours and they said
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How Coca Leaves Become...
I'm not going to lie, it's always a rush getting access to these clandestine worlds. The cocaine pit, the starting point
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Everything you think you...
because you're traumatized or isolated or beaten down by life, you will bond with something that will give you some sense of relief. Now, that might be gambling, that might be pornography, that might be cocaine, that might be cannabis, but you will bond and connect with something because that's our nature. That's what we want as human beings.
Video examples
United by Ping Pong,...
a good person but I've been I've been to the prison system I've been there three times a lot of it had to do with drug use me smoking crack cocaine if you're young you start getting in trouble you don't have money to fight the system you're going to jail I went to jail I went to jail a couple of times I said
Video examples
Kendra McSweeney: Drugs,...
For me, it was my career, there's a lot else that's going on here too, which is that Washington has the distinction of being one of the great capitals of the world for cocaine consumption. There is greater per capita cocaine use here particularly among white collar workers,
Video examples
The brain in love PIPE...
associated with wanting, with motivation, with focus and with craving. In fact, the same brain region where we found activity becomes active also when you feel the rush of cocaine. But romantic love is much more than a cocaine high -- at least you come down from cocaine.
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How I learned to read --...
addicted to crack cocaine. My environment consisted of living with family, friends, and homeless shelters. Oftentimes, dinner was served in breadlines and soup kitchens. The big homey told me money rules the world and everything in it.
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Why we love, why we...
and when it was in a resting state. And we found activity in a lot of brain regions. In fact, one of the most important was a brain region that becomes active when you feel the rush of cocaine. And indeed, that's exactly what happens.
Video examples
How do drugs affect the...
dilates pupils, and triggers the body's fight or flight response. Cocaine blocks the reuptake of dopamine and serotonin, pushing more into the network where they boost energy, create feelings of euphoria, and suppress appetites.
Video examples
The freakonomics of...
First, I want to explain how and why crack cocaine had such a profound influence on inner-city gangs. Secondly, I want to tell you how somebody like me came to be able to see
Video examples
Why you should learn...
didn't know anything about crack cocaine so I sat down with some people who used the drug and I you know said so how do you take it like every four hours and they said
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How Coca Leaves Become...
I'm not going to lie, it's always a rush getting access to these clandestine worlds. The cocaine pit, the starting point
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Newt Gingrich
American Politician
You can either be in the Ron Paul tradition and say there's nothing wrong with heroin and cocaine, or you can be in the tradition that says, 'These kind of addictive drugs are terrible; they deprive you of full citizenship, and they lead you to a dependency which is antithetical to being an American.
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Evo Morales
Bolivian Statesman
The U.S. should be equally responsible for diminishing the cocaine market within the United States as it is in fighting the drug elsewhere.
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Evo Morales
Bolivian Statesman
This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region.
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Newt Gingrich
American Politician
You can either be in the Ron Paul tradition and say there's nothing wrong with heroin and cocaine, or you can be in the tradition that says, 'These kind of addictive drugs are terrible; they deprive you of full citizenship, and they lead you to a dependency which is antithetical to being an American.
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Evo Morales
Bolivian Statesman
The U.S. should be equally responsible for diminishing the cocaine market within the United States as it is in fighting the drug elsewhere.
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Evo Morales
Bolivian Statesman
This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region.
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