CocaineвЂ™s over-stimulation of these chemicals will also make users restless and talkative while high. Hyper-alertness or вЂњjumpinessвЂќ results from high levels of norepinephrine in a personвЂ™s bloodstream. Norepinephrine regulates a personвЂ™s вЂњfight-or-flightвЂќ responses to external stimuli. Hyper-AlertnessД¬ocaine affects three primary neurotransmitter chemicals: dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. While dilated pupils is a symptom shared with many other illicit drugs, it can usually be taken a warning sign of some sort of drug use. Someone who is on cocaine experiences a relatively short high of 15 to 30 minutes, though younger people and those more susceptible to the drug may be under the influence of cocaine for longer.

One of the easiest cocaine addiction symptoms to spot is dilated pupils, yet so many miss it, as the dilated pupils only last as long as the high. Physical Signs of Cocaine Use Dilated Pupils The effects which make cocaine attractive to users вЂ“ such as increased energy and euphoria вЂ“ quickly take their toll on the userвЂ™s body with a range of physical symptoms that develop as use becomes abuse and progresses to addiction. In its pure form, cocaine is a white powder which is usually snorted but may also be rubbed on the gums, smoked, or mixed with water and injected. It is so commonly used that often signs of cocaine use go unnoticed. Rates of using cocaine as a recreational drug have steadily increased, and now it is the second most widely used illegal drug, after cannabis.

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