Different methods of taking cocaine can produce different adverse effects. Regularly snorting cocaine, for example, can lead to loss of the sense of smell, nosebleeds, problems with swallowing, hoarseness, and a chronically runny nose.
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. Plaque is a sticky substance made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the blood. Over time, plaque hardens and narrows your arteries. That limits the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your body. Coronary artery disease.
1 Atherosclerosis is a condition where a waxy substance (plaque) forms inside the arteries that supply blood to your heart. 2  If that plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to your heart, the blood flow slows or stops. 3  This decreases the amount of oxygen that gets to the heart, which can lead to a heart attack.