The risks associated with use of these drugs include loss of motor control. Others may result in a toxic reaction.
Cocaine use causes many deaths in the United States.
It has probably contributed to many more. Many of these deaths are due to cocaine's effect on the heart. Some of these potentially fatal complications can occur in a first-time user. Older individuals with abnormal coronary arteries and diseased cerebral vessels are at even greater risk. Cocaine is doubly dangerous for pregnant women.