Cocaine is a powerful stimulant which is derived from coca leaves grown in Bolivia, Peru and Colombia. The most common method of use is snorting the cocaine powder (Cocaine Hcl). Its crack form is smoked (freebased).

Cocaine is usually distributed as white powder, often diluted ("cut") with a variety of substances, the most common being sugars and local anesthetics. This is done to stretch the amount of the product and increase profits for dealers.

Effects

Increased alertness, excitation, euphoria (sometimes followed by a dysphoric "crash"), increased pulse rate and blood pressure, insomnia and loss of appetite.

Overdose Effects

Agitation, increased body temperature, hallucinations, convulsions, possible death.

Street Names

Coke, Flake, Snow, Crack, Coca, Blanca, Perico, Nieve, SodaCot

(Excerpts taken from justthinktwice.com)