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The effects of cocaine are immediate, extremely pleasurable, and brief. Cocaine and crack cocaine both produce intense but short-lived euphoria and can make users feel more energetic. Like caffeine, cocaine produces wakefulness and reduces hunger. Cocaine addiction can occur very quickly and be very difficult to break. Animal studies have shown that animals will work very hard (press a bar over 10,000 times) for a single injection of cocaine, choose cocaine over food and water, and take cocaine even when this behavior is punished. People addicted to cocaine behave similarly.
Incidence
Cocaine abuse and addiction continues to be a problem that plagues many countries. Although this is an improvement over the 1985 estimate of 5.7 million users, there is still a lot to be done. Today, people from all walks of life use cocaine.Young single people are the most frequent users, with male users outnumbering female users two to one. There are no clear connections between cocaine use and education, occupation, or socioeconomic status. This overpowering addiction can cause the the addict to do anything to get cocaine.
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