It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act in response to a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) that showed the need for central control of the monetary system if crises are to be avoided.
The short-term physiological effects of cocaine include constricted blood vessels; dilated pupils; and increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. Large amounts (several hundred milligrams or more) intensify the userâs high, but may also lead to bizarre, erratic, and violent behavior.
The method by which cocaine is administered has an influence on the short-term effects of the drug: Snorting can have relatively delayed effects on the body, but leads to a longer high. Smoking or injecting has a more rapid effect--with onset in as few as 7 seconds, but with duration of only 5-10 minutes.