Cocaine
Aliases: Coke, Blow, Snow, Yayo, Girl
Summary
Cocaine (also known as benzoylmethylecgonine, and informally as coke, cola, snow, blow, white, among others) is a classical stimulant substance of the tropane class. It is a naturally-occurring alkaloid extracted from the leaves of two coca plant species; namely Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense that are native to South America. The mechanism of action involves increasing levels of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine in the brain.[citation needed].
Perspectives
“The slippery slope to addiction does appear to be less obvious than for most other drugs in this class. Be careful with respect to this: very careful.”
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insufflated BA 60-80% | 10-30mg | 30-60mg | 60-90mg | 90mg+ |
| Oral BA 33% | 13-75mg | 75-150mg | 150-225mg | 225mg+ |
| Intravenous | 2-5mg | 5-10mg | 10-15mg | 15mg+ |
| Smoked BA 90% | 5-15mg | 15-30mg | 30-45mg | 45mg+ |
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insufflated | 1-3 min | 4-10 min | 15-30 min | 30-60 min | 0.8-1.7 hrs |
| Oral | 10-30 min | 15-30 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 60-90 min |
Effect Profile
777 reportsScores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Validated against 665 Erowid trip reports
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Strong euphoria with moderate stimulation and anxiety/jitters, mild focus
“The effect of that tiny bit was so intense I couldn't sleep for 3 days (I lay there at night eyes closed for 8+ hours strait, 2 nights in a row, totally awake, mind flying like crazy trying to sleep).”
“also i'm going to buy an over the counter pain killer because it helps alot, but i was wondering is it true caffeine enhances the euphoria and feeling of meth, because i've tried this once and...”
“If you have a decent size shot of good quality meth that is diluted half water half dope you will prolly get an amazing rush.”
“The way your heart beats and your head rushes, it's intense and amazing..”
“so anyways today i went to buy some, and instead of doing the whole bag of 20 dollars worth like i always do, for someone with no tolerance its too much, and doesn't make you feel anymore amazing...”
“Sometimes I will be productive......but sometimes I am taken hostage by my computer!”
“my only source of info on this was the internet on my phone so i searched google for how to properly inject meth, how to shoot up, how to hit a vein, all that stuff but i couldnt find any type of...”
“In the mean time I ruined our friendship because my desperate need to be with him was Appearant and it scared him.”
User Experience
Tolerance
Tolerance Decay
Marked acute tachyphylaxis within a session; compulsion to redose creates binge patterns. Subjective tolerance tends to decline substantially over 3–7 days and approaches baseline by ~1–2 weeks in many users. Numbers are approximate and reflect anecdotal/clinical synthesis rather than formal PK/PD studies.
Cross-Tolerances
Effects
Aggregated from 665 Erowid and 112 Bluelight experience reports