Cocaine

Cocaine, also known as coke is a strong addictive drug. It is commonly snorted, smoked, and even injected. History of Controlled Substance Cocaine is and very old drug, thousands of years ago the Incas use to chew on the coca leaves. They used it to get their hearts racing and to speed their breathing to counter the effects of living in thin mountain air. However cocaine didn’t get extracted from the leaves until 1859 by German chemist Albert Neimann. It didn’t get popularized until the…

The cocaine is the most addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of a coca plant in South America. This drug produces a chemical that makes a person feel more energetic, talkative, but show a high blood pressure and heart rate. Most people use it by inhaling it through their noses but injecting and smoking will deliver the drugs faster into the bloodstream and brain. Also, cocaine produces a powerful high to a user but this drug harms the brain, the blood circulation, the heart, and the…

Forms of Cocaine and Amphetamines and Addiction Treatments Cocaine and amphetamines come in different forms and are taken in many different ways. They are also very addictive because of the effects they produce when taken. This paper will review the different forms cocaine and amphetamines are available in. The paper will also review the routes of entry for the drugs and the most popular forms. I will also review treatment options available for addiction to cocaine and amphetamines.…

Cocaine is defined as a “crystalline alkaloid, obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties,” this is the definition of cocaine, according to Dictionary.com. Cocaine comes in two forms, a powdered or a rock crystal form which it’s called crack to differentiate amongst them. When you want to obtain more knowledge of this drug through online sources, its basic information found to vary from websites to…

Cocaine, a highly addictive and euphoria-producing stimulant drug is derived from the cocoa leaves which are grown primarily in the South American countries of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Columbia. Cocaine is a highly addictive drug of abuse. The drug is categorized as a stimulant; According to the Center for Substance Abuse Research, stimulants heighten the body’s activity, including increases in energy, alertness, heart rate, and blood pressure. Ancient South American cultures…

Crack Cocaine Crack cocaine is an extremely powerful and dangerous stimulant drug. Crack cocaine causes adverse side effects and serious health problems. Crack cocaine is very addicting and overdoses are very common. A History of Crack Cocaine The history of cocaine dates back thousands of years to ancient indigenous peoples in South America chewing the intoxicating erythroxylon coca leaves. Starting in the 1800’s, coca leaves were processed into various foods, drinks and medicines. During the…

Cocaine and Suicide: What is the Link? 1.5 million people are cocaine users, and the number of people trying it for the first time is increasing yearly. Suicide rates are increasing like just as significantly and the number of substance abusers who have attempted suicide is even higher (Platt). 5% of adults have thought about committing suicide in their life. There is all these statistics but what is the link? How does cocaine affect the mental stability of its users and how does it influence…

the history of cocaine and its emergence into today’s society. I will also discuss the side effects of cocaine abuse, and addiction. Cocaine is a stimulant that has been around for thousands of years. The emergence of cocaine began with its origin in Peru, dating as far back as 2500 BC (Hansen, Venturelli, & Fleckenstein, 2012). According to history, cocaine use appeared in three stages with its recent, major stage of existence occurring in the 1980s. During the first era cocaine was used as a…

Looking for the Fix for the Fix Cocaine also referred to as blow or coke as been a problem in the world for the past half century. The white power has been starting wars and ruining lives faster than any other drug. Before cocaine was used in the form of a powder, it was chewed in its leaf form. The plant cocaine comes from is called coca. It was used by Ancient Incas approximately 3000 BC they would chew it to get their hearts racing during rituals. The actual drug cocaine was first extracted…

During the early 1900s, individuals used cocaine as an anesthetic, yet this practice has long been discontinued. In fact, this drug currently has no known use in medicine, yet many people turn to it as a recreational substance, one that can have long term lasting effects on them. With time, a person may become addicted to the drug and this can have dangerous consequences, thus everyone should be aware of the signs of cocaine use and addiction. The sooner a problem is detected, the sooner the…