Just Say No! A Profile Of Cocaine And It's Effects On Two Lives

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each year. Half of this cocaine ends
up on the streets of the United States.
Cocaine is a stimulant. That means that when it is used, it speeds up
the way the brain works. It causes the brain to send out too many electrical
signals that then get mixed up. Because the brain tells the heart how fast and
often to beat, using cocaine can make the heart pump so fast that it damages the
muscles or can lead to a heart attack. Since the brain also tells the lungs how
often and how deep to breath, the use of cocaine can cause those signals to get
mixed up leading to a shortness of breath or the complete failure of the lungs
to work causing instant death. The use of cocaine is seriously addicting.
Monkeys will keep giving themselves doses of cocaine until they die; most people
will follow the same trend.3
The world of sports has many sad examples of people who made the poor
choice to use drugs. Perhaps the saddest is that of Lenny Bias. Len Bias was a
star on the basketball ...

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