Cocaine

article is written by Cyndy Caravelis, Ted Chiricos, and William Bales (2011) called “Static and Dynamic Indicators of Minority Treat in Sentencing Outcomes: A Multi-Level Analysis” and the second article is called “Sentencing with Discretion:Crack Cocaine Sentencing after Booker” by Ryan S. King and Marc Mauer in 2006. In addition, the last article is by Mona Lynch and Marisa Omori (2014) called “Legal Change and Sentencing Norms in the Wake of Booker: The Impact of Time and Place on Drug…

While many drugs are Produced an Manufactured in Colombia most materials are not. Coca paste/ coca plants are grown and made in Bolivia and Peru and they shipped into Colombia (Colombia C3). In the 1970's the farmers would grow coca so that they could then buy other materials for their farm and eventually grow a slightly less contested crop (Livingstone H8). [Insert fact] [Insert fact] In the 1970's when Colombia's trade was growing, the biggest cartel was the Medellin Brothers ( Livingstone…

addictions even though the integration of behavioral and pharmacological treatments may ultimately prove to be the most effective approach. For example, because there is no FDA-approved medications to treat cocaine addiction presently, NIDA is aggressively seeking a both safe and effective treatment cocaine…

literature produced during and shortly after his life. Trakl uses unique poetic devices to render the cultural atmosphere of apprehension and isolation present during the First World War. He empties the body of humanity and consciousness enabled by cocaine to escape and create a space in which the creative mind can exist separately from the emptiness and decay…

Abstract Alcohol and Cocaine has been very prevalent nationwide, but they are mostly dependent on each other when it comes to using it. Alcohol is more abused than cocaine in the United States. The reason behind that is the access and the effects of the alcohol. Another reason behind that is the low cost of alcohol and it can actually be homemade. Cocaine can be manufactured at home as well but it is not an easy process. Cocaine deals with more chemicals than alcohol. Alcohol seems to have an…

effects of living at a high altitude, cocaine was not discovered until 1859 when "German chemist Albert Niemann first extracted cocaine from the coca plant 's leaves" (History of Cocaine Dec. 9, 2016). Unfortunately, even after the discovery of cocaine, it wasn 't until the 1880 's when research into the medical applications of the drug truly began. (History of Cocaine Dec. 9, 2016). The biggest breakthrough in the medical field in regards to the use of cocaine was in the field of ophthalmology,…

easier say, than done. Drugs can affect and change the brain and the body making the process harder to quit and harder for their body to recover from the substance abuse. The controlled substance of cocaine which is made from a leaves of coca plant from South America. The controlled substance of cocaine is the most powerful addictive…

Cocaine is a white powder that is most commonly snorted off a flat surface or out of the hand, but, can be put under the gum line or dissolved into fluid. Like heroin, cocaine is a very fast rush that kicks in fairly quickly. When inhaled the powder goes straight to the brain while working as a numbing agent, it was cause loos of feeling…

media using drugs as a scapegoat to alienate certain groups in society. For example, in reading number 5 points out, “passage of narcotics laws and their stringent enforcement required a reviled “other” in order to create an anti-drug consensus… “Cocaine crazed” southern black men, marijuana smoking Mexican migrant, and pregnant crack whore” (Inciardi and Mcelrath, 2011, p.66). What stood out to me in the course of the semester were the drug…

experience physical withdrawal symptoms. vii. The users can crave the effects of the drug and develop tolerance. Ecstasy (MDMA): i. Ecstasy (MDMA) comes from oil in the roots or fruit of the sassafras plant. It is very similar to alcohol, cocaine, or other…