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Cocaine at any dose could create significant cardiovascular risk, and a definite death threat. Many celebrities have died secondary to Cocaine abuse. This is not a safe drug if not used under a doctor's attention. Strokes have also occurred. Cocaine is not glamorous or fun in the end, and the risk far out-ways the high. Stay away from this stuff now.

Dr. Bennett Machanic reviewed this

47 year experience in Neurology

Is a type of:

Overdose

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Symptoms

Excessive sweating
Enlarged (dilated) pupils
Agitation
Rapid heart rate

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Cocaine overdose
Activated charcoal
2
2 reviews
Naloxone
1.3
3 reviews
Benzodiazepine

Other treatments

Watchful waiting

Tests

Troponin
Blood urea nitrogen
Creatinine
Blood sugar
Electrocardiogram
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Risk factors

Personal

Cocaine use

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