Maybe you get some free radical damage (working out does the some thing)
Makes you stay awake longer (but you burn more calories)
Makes you more sociable (so does alcohol)
I can't find the negatives if used in moderation on rare ocassions with friends and acquaintences.
Your thoughts.
"Cocaine" and "moderation" do not go together in the same sentence! Studies done with lab rats show that, when given free access to it, most will indulge in the drug 24/7 until they drop dead from starvation or exhaustion. And Humans who tried the drug tend to get hooked for like; they will take the drug continuously to the point where they will lose their jobs, wife, kids and become financially ruined, and they just don't give a damn! After going bankrupt and losing their entire lives to the drug, many of them will resort to gay prostitution for the money to continue doing the drug, giving guys blow-jobs for a few bucks.
While there are more potent stimulants than cocaine, with stronger sympathomimetic activity, such as methamphetamine, cocaine is unique in it's ability to induce habituation. It is a very potent indirect dopaminergic agonist: it's ability to block the dopamine transporter protein is second to none. With this mechanism blocked, this catecholaminergic monoamine neurotransmitter accumulates in the synaptic cleft, resulting in the hyper-stimulation of the DRD1 receptor, whih is related to the ability to experience pleasure. Intense feelings of exhilaration and euphoria follows, which are even stronger than those provided by the amphetamines, but far less edgy.
My advice to you? Stay away from it. If you want to party, stick with MDMA, alcohol and nicotine. While the former acts primarilly upon serotonin, resulting in increased sociability and feelings of profound serene well-being, the latter two have dopaminergic effects as well. If you want to push it, you could do meth. It is far stronger and harsher than cocaine and the effects last for several hours instead of 40 minutes, but it usually generates a lower level of obsessive use among consumers than cocaine - but it's still highly addictive. Regards.
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