How cocaine effects your brain?

Answer 1

The neurotransmitter dopamine transmits brain signals by flowing from one neuron into the spaces between neurons and attaching to a receptor on another neuron. Normally, dopamine then is recycled back into the transmitting neuron by a transporter molecule on the surface of the neuron. But if cocaine is present, the drug attaches to the transporter and blocks the normal recycling of dopamine, causing an increase of dopamine levels in the spaces between neurons that leads to euphoria. Cocaine, however, attaches to the same transporter binding sites as dopamine. This means that, when cocaine is introduced, dopamine cannot bind to the dopamine transporter and is stranded in the synapses. Thus, cocaine's blocking action leads to an increase of dopamine levels in the synapses that, scientists believe, normally produce feelings of pleasure. Cocaine's action intensifies these feelings into euphoria, studies show. it makes you trip out you start seeing things it makes you loose weight according how does your body take it sometimes it just makes you get inflated (fat) it dialetes your eyes and on the come down you probly make all your body hurt your muscles

Answer 2

It is a stimulant (as opposed to a depressant like benzodiazepine) of the central nervous system and works by blocking the reuptake of neurotransmitters that make you "feel good". The mechanism is similar to some classes of antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs).

Answer 3

plain and simple...abuse it too much and it affects mood swings and angers people...to point of violence...and therefore can destroy families...

Answer 4

It blocks the reuptake of several neurotransmitters.

Answer 5

cocaine is attached to your dopamine

Answer 6

it affects the front cortex which triggrs the brain to react to the cocaine and you then become high