Strong message here!! Party drugs Ecstasy and cocaine now claim nearly 300 lives a year, an increase of over 1200 per cent since figures were first recorded in 1993. The high number of cocaine deaths are thought to be the result of mixing the drug with alcohol which produces a potentially-deadly compound called cocaine-ethynyl. People are often ignorant of the risks of combining alcohol with cocaine for example, which can increase the risk of liver and heart disease, strokes and epilepsy. Long term use can result in a range of mental health conditions from mild depression to the extremes of cocaine psychosis with symptoms similar to schizophrenia. Overdosing can lead to death… Video Rating: 5 / 5