The risk most people don't know about
Cocaine + alcohol creates a third drug.
It's called cocaethylene. It's more dangerous than coke or drink on their own.
Use cocaine and alcohol together and your liver makes a new compound. It's called cocaethylene. Your body doesn't just flush it out. It becomes a drug in its own right. It hits harder and does more damage than the cocaine or the drink on their own.
- It stays in the body longer than cocaine alone — sometimes for days.
- It puts far more strain on the heart and blood vessels.
- It raises the risk of your heart going out of rhythm, a stroke, or your heart suddenly stopping.
- It builds up the more you use, even on a normal night out.
- Most people who drink on coke have never heard of it.
If you remember one thing from this site: coke and drink together is a different, riskier night than either one on its own.