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It is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Norepineprhine is a stimulating neurotransmitter. It makes you feel up, energetic, and hyperactive. It also increases your heart rate and blood pressure. When norepinephrine is released from nerve cells in the synapse to send a signal on to the next nerve cell, there is a reuptake pump that removes the norepinephrine to cut the signal off. This keeps the pathway from firing to much or too long and preserves the norepinephrine for future use. Cocaine blocks the reuptake system and makes the stimulating stronger and last longer. However it that means that you also deplete your supply of norepinephrine and "crash". This makes you feel tired. So you keep wanting more cocaine to get back to that good (high) feeling, but because you have used up the norepinephrine you never quite reach it. That makes cocaine very addictive.
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What body system does cocaine affect?
central nervous system
Are effects of tobacco and alcohol the same?
Tobacco effects mainly the respiratory system and nervous system. Alcohol effects the circulatory system the digestive system (e.g. liver) and the nervous system.
What is the definition of cocaine?
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive central nervous system stimulant that is snorted, injected, or smoked.
Name 2 drugs that affect the nervous system?
Alchohol and cocaine
Can cocaine be transferred to someone by someone else having it on their skin?
yes, but it would never effect your brain. on your skin, cocaine will only numb your skin slightly, it used to be used as a local anethsetic. cocaine only effects you brain and nervous system if it gets into your blood
What effects does alcohol have in the nervous system?
Alcohol temporarily slows the reactions of the nervous system.
Does alcohol affect central nervous system.?
Yes, alcohol's primary effects are on the central nervous system.
What are the effects of the outside factors on the nervous system?
You can get a nervous breakdown from stress.
What drug is derived from the poppy plant and is a central nervous system depressant?
Opium
How do you counteract the effects of cocaine?
A scientific drug, dexmedetomidine, reverses the effects cocaine has on the cardiovascular system. It lowers elevated heart rate and blood pressure.
What effects does the Sympathetic Nervous System have on the respiratory system?
It dilates the bronchioles.
What bodily system is affected by Multiple Sclerosis?
The central nervous system.Multiple Sclerosis effects the central nervous system
