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I've never tried cocaine or had its usage described to me by someone that has. Someone here must have. What's it like? Do people get addicted? How often do peop

• maxfurman 4y ago
  Cocaine creates a very strong short-lived dopamine response in the brain. It feels really really good, for a few minutes. Then you want to do more. You don't really want to do anything else. Eventually you run out, and coming down is not fun. Not as bad as opiates but much worse than weed or psychedelics. People can get very addicted to it, but you need a lot of money to really build up a serious habit.
• onemoresoop 4y ago
  The effect is short lasting and user seeks 'fixes' a few times per hour till it runs out. Then you're in for a little depressive episode, or a very unpleasant dysphoria. And the nose gets stuffy for some time afterwards. If you try once in a while you won't get hooked but if you like it you may open to it and eventually... But if you see how it's made and learn what it is cut with by different dealers, how it's transported (sometimes even defecated post transportation) you may never want to touch it. I had a boss who was a daily user. His septum, the separating wall between the nostrils was perforated and frequently had bits of dried blood around his nose. He eventually went off the rails and his life took a dark turn.