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By Cole Hovis and Takara Strouse What is it stimulant drug extremely addictive made from leaves of the coca plant South America can be found in powder or crystal freebase or crack form Kills 3 times as many people as any other type of illicit drug. What is Cocaine?. Cocaine is a strong, highly addictive Central Nervous System stimulant that interferes with the absorption of dopamine, the brain chemical related to pleasure.. Pure cocaine is derived from the leaf of the Erthroxylon coca bush found in parts of South America. . Cocaine And Heroin Quiz . Decide whether the following statements are true or false. .. . TRUE . or FALSE: Using marijuana can lead a person to . experiment . with other drugs. . TRUE . or FALSE: People from middle class neighborhoods . And its consequences. By, Aaron Pritchard . And. Spencer . Tinsman. Sec. 8-5. Main Facts. Cocaine is obtained from the coca plant.. Cocaine is a stimulant and removes your appetite, almost the opposite of marijuana.. Griselda Blanco. Griselda Blanco . was one of the first Colombians to traffic narcotics to the United . States.. Blanco was involved in drug trafficking. Griselda was a ruthless female drug lord who killed at will. BY ARIN MERRILL. THE HISTORY OF COCAINE. Cocaine is one of the two major psychoactive stimulants. Oldest, most potent drug. Cocaine is derived from coca leaves, grown in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes in South America. &. Cocaine Paraphernalia. bsapp.com. bsapp.com. Bags for sale. bsapp.com. Cocaine Lines. bsapp.com. Crack. bsapp.com. bsapp.com. Crystal Meth . &. Meth. Paraphernalia. bsapp.com. bsapp.com. bsapp.com. 90% of . the nation's money supply is contaminated with cocaine. We can test for this using GC/MS. Cocaine (C. 17. H. 21. O. 4. N) is an alkaloid. Many drugs are alkaloids (Nitrogen containing bases).. Africa. n. . Americans: A Preliminary Study . Shenghan Lai. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Background. Cocaine use is a serious public health problem that affects almost every community in the US. . Alex Thurman. www.grammy.com. My Objectives. Review the history, chemistry, and pharmacology of cocaine. Discuss the acute and chronic effects of cocaine use with a focus on cocaine adulterants and metabolites. What is it?. stimulant drug. extremely addictive . made from leaves of the coca plant (South America). can be found in powder or crystal (freebase or crack) form. Kills 3 times as many people as any other type of illicit drug. Cocaine is a bitter, white, odorless, crystalline drug.. Cocaine has been classified as a Schedule II drug by the United States.. Cocaine is extracted and refined from the Coca plant.. A highly addictive stimulant that produces profound feelings of pleasure.. Clinical, Psychobiological and Sociological Realities.. Implications for Treatment. . Ricardo Restrepo, MD; MPH . The Addiction Institute of NY. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals. Psycho-Education for Patients and Family Members. 6-. 1. Question. :. If you buy Shabu in the market, is it composed of 100% pure methamphetamine?. 1-. 2. 4-. 3. Shabu. Is Not Just Methamphetamine. Up to 60 percent of what a person injects, snorts, or smokes is . 4. th. Annual Illicit Networks Workshop. Vancouver, Canada. 1 October 2012. Dr Simon Sneddon. Division of Law. University of Northampton. Contents. Introduction. South America to West Africa. Guinea Bissau.