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I’ve learned that people who begin using, Cocaine will most likely become a heavy drug user. Cocaine is also known for being a very harmful drug, it can cause multiple symptoms. You can get Cocaine in 2 different forms, cocaine powder and crack. These are both different forms. It can be snorted, and you can inject it into yourself. This drug causes feelings of pleasure.

I’ve learned that in a long process of making Methamphetamine. They believe it was used for staying awake. Which is also known as a dunellen rush. For example, they used it in World War 2 to keep troops awake during battle. It came off as a medicine prescribed for war. Overtime, Meth has grown its population and is easy to access. Meth can be taken in multiple different

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