Cocaine Intoxication

Simply mental health is a channel for short videos on mental disorders and the symptoms of mental disorder. Dr Vijay Bhatia has been working in mental health for last 30 years and has experience in diagnosing and treating mental health disorders. These videos are designed to understand mental illness and identify symptoms in mental disorders. Cocaine intoxication covers effects on the brain and how does it work. Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant most frequently used as a recreational drug. It is commonly snorted, inhaled as smoke, or dissolved and injected into a vein. Mental effects may include loss of contact with reality, an intense feeling of happiness, or agitation. Physical symptoms may include a fast heart rate, sweating, and large pupils. High doses can result in very high blood pressure or body temperature. Effects begin within seconds to minutes of use and last between five and ninety minutes. Cocaine has a small number of accepted medical uses such as numbing and decreasing bleeding during nasal surgery. Cocaine is addictive due to its effect on the reward pathway in the brain. After a short period of use, there is a high risk that dependence will occur.
Its use also increases the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, lung problems in those who smoke it, blood infections, and sudden cardiac death. Euphoria and sensation of increased energy
Hypervigilance. Grandiose beliefs or actions. Abusiveness or aggression. Argumentativeness. Lability of mood. Repetitive stereotyped behaviours. Auditory, visual or tactile illusions. Hallucinations, usually with intact orientation. Paranoid ideation. Interference with personal functioning. Tachycardia (sometimes bradycardia). Cardiac arrhythmias. Hypertension (sometimes hypotension). Sweating and chills. Nausea or vomiting. Evidence of weight loss, Pupillary dilatation, Psychomotor agitation (sometimes retardation), Muscular weakness, Chest pain, convulsions. Interference with personal functioning is most readily apparent from the social interactions of the cocaine users, which range from extreme gregariousness to social withdrawal.