Coca eradication

biggest player in the trafficking of coca in the world. Their production has increased greatly, the FARC control almost all of the drug trade business, and the eradication program is failing. Colombia is the biggest cocaine producer in the world. Peru and Bolivia are the second and third top producers, and this country is pumping out more cocaine than both of them combined. Not only is Colombia the top producer, but production is still on the rise. There has been a 34% increase. That is a 60 ton increase! Antioquia, a state in Colombia, has seen a 95% increase in growth.…

Cocaine Cocaine is a stimulant that powerfully affects the body and brain. Cocaine has dated back thousands of years when it was chewed and ingested. In the 1900s, most medicines contained cocaine hydrochloride, which is an ingredient of cocaine. This was before doctors and scientists realized the effects of cocaine. People would take the antidote they were subscribed and would realize a need for the drug cocaine. It was not viewed badly nor illegal back then. Cocaine originated in South…

Stage one of production affects the quality of the raw cocaine paste made by farmers in the jungle mountain "pasta" labs. Paste purity content varies from farmer to farmer based on the recipe that they use, and whether they make it in pozo pits with acidic solutions or metal drums using gasoline and ammonia. Or whether they piss and shit in the paste which many do as a joke on Americans. With the 90's murder of Escobar, the cartel's power and the manufacturing process declined. The farmer's raw…

Discovery What we know today as “lidocaine” was discovered by two Swedish chemists, Nils Löfgren and Bengt Lundqvist, in 1942. Hans v. Euler was investigating genes and enzymes that were related to barley. He then isolated gramine, which was an indole. Erdtman then synthesized the isogramine and found that it had weak anesthetic properties. Then, Erdtman and Löfgren synthesized amino amides but nothing was better than the existing ester-type anesthetic. Some time later, Löfgren and Lundqvist…

currently trying to stop drinking the stuff. The last part of the book is about Coca-Cola. By the time Coke was on the rise, America was one of the biggest manufacturers in the world. Coke was not discovered or anything of the sorts. Before Coke was to become a drink there was “Soda Water”. It was made from fixed air in vats, carbon dioxide and a long process. The soda water was found to be very helpful in certain situations, and could even help with vomiting. Because it wasn’t the best tasting…

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The second direct competitor to Chanel is L'Oréal, the world's largest manufacturer of high-quality cosmetics, perfumes, and hair and skin care products. Although L'Oreal the company doesn't manufacture a perfume it owns the brand Lancôme that produces Tresor a perfume that rivals Chanel. In the chart below, it lists the US female fragrances brand share by value from the 2002 Tablebase data. The chart shows how the Lancôme perfume Tresor, Estee Lauder and Chanel are in relation to each other. …

One of the biggest brands of the 21st century, Coca Cola is regarded as the most famous carbonated drink ever invented. The beverage was initially promoted as patent medicine but later gained popularity for its cola taste. The popular soft drink brand is known for it’s heritage contained in the logo, and its aspirational, fun-loving attitude portrayed through advertising. Coca-Cola began in 1886 Atlanta, where Dr John S. Pemberton’s curiosity led him to creating a caramel coloured liquid, which…

A vast percentage of teenagers find that one of the leading origins of depression is popularity. The feeling of popularity can be very overwhelming; furthermore, peer pressure can arise from popularity. With such huge downfalls to popularity, that quality can still be quite attractive. Having a lot of friends and being connected to something bigger than oneself can make people feel better about life. Marketers bring in prodigious clientele when they use popularity to their advantage in their…

1. The energy drink industry, largely dominated by Red Bull, is relatively new. One of the industry’s strengths is that it targets a select group of people so companies can focus their advertisements towards these people. Coca-Cola, for example, is a drink that is consumed by a wide variety of people, so their advertisements are very broad and focused on the product. Whereas, energy drink advertisements can focus on people and events centered around an active lifestyle. Another strength of…