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Have you ever thought about taking cocaine? Well STOP! If you were even thinking of taking drugs like cocaine, marijuana, heroin, or crack you could be leading yourself to a horrible fate.

When you start taking cocaine, you can become addicted to the drug. When you take cocaine, you can take it by chewing, smoking, inhaling, or injecting coca leaves. Those coca leave come from a plant called Ethroxylon coca. Cocaine is usually a white powdery-looking substance. It could also be in the form of crack. Crack is cocaine in a potent pellet.

If you ever take cocaine, here are some effects that might happen to you. You might feel excited and have a feeling of strength. You might also notice that you don't eat as much as you did before you took the drug. A feeling of anxiousness and some mania can also occur.

If you take this drug, you will regret it for the rest of your life. I think cocaine is a horrible drug that you should never try.  

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"Kids Making Healthy Choices" ThinkQuest team.
(By the way, it's really baking soda, not cocaine!)

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