Dangers and Long-Term Effects of Cocaine Abuse. Risk of overdose, damage to the nose and nasal passages, what are the long term effects of use? Cocaine addicts can develop a chronic runny nose and find that their ability to smell is impaired, and their ability to taste also decreased.
A cerebral vasospasm is the term used to describe when a brain artery or smaller brain blood vessels narrow. A blood vesselâs central lumen becomes narrow in response to the vessel wall contraction. This constriction prohibits blood flow.
What is vasoconstriction? It is the narrowing of the blood vessels as the muscular walls of the vessels contract. Vasoconstriction and vasodilation are two different things, although a lot of people used them interchangeably. Vasodilation is the widening of the blood vessels. It is the opposite of vasoconstriction. It is useful in many circumstances.