Cocaine is an illegal stimulant drug that affects your central nervous system. Cocaine comes from the coca plant. When used, cocaine causes the brain to release higher than normal amounts of some chemicals. These produce a sense of euphoria, or a "high."
Cocaine intoxication is a condition in which you're not only high from using the drug, but you also have body-wide symptoms that can make you ill and impaired.
Alternative Names
Intoxication - cocaine
Causes
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Cocaine intoxication may be caused by:
Taking too much cocaine, or taking a too-concentrated form of cocaine
Using cocaine when the weather is hot, which leads to more harm and side effects due to dehydration
Using cocaine with certain other drugs
Symptoms
Symptoms of cocaine intoxication include:
Feeing high, excited, talking and rambling, sometimes about bad things happening
Anxiety, agitation, restlessness, confusion
Muscle tremors, such as in the face and fingers
Enlarged pupils that don't get smaller when a light shines into the eyes
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Lightheadedness
Paleness
Nausea and vomiting
Fever, sweating
With higher doses or an overdose, more severe symptoms can occur, including: