Why do some users use cocaine while consuming alcohol?

a. Cocaine dampens the depressant effects of alcohol, allowing the stimulant effects of alcohol to become more prominent.
b. Alcohol slows the biotransformation of cocaine, prolonging cocaine’s effects.
c. Alcohol improves the absorption of cocaine.
d. The combination produces greater rewarding effects than using either compound alone would have produced.


Ans: D

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