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Synthetic Drugs Clinical Psychobiological and Sociological Realities Implications for Treatment Ricardo Restrepo MD MPH The Addiction Institute of NY St LukesRoosevelt Hospitals. Cocaine • April 201 3 • Page 1 Cocaine drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. It produces short - term euphoria, energy, and talkativeness in addition 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. BY: REINA VALENZUELA. HEALTH 1050. WHAT IS CRACK COCAINE?. CRACK COCAINE IS A HIGHLY ADDICTIVE AND POWERFUL STIMULANT THAT IS DERIVED FROM POWDERED COCAINE USING A SIMPLE CONVERSION PROCESS. CRACK EMERGED AS A DRUG OF ABUSE IN THE MID 1980’S. IT IS ABUSE BECAUSE IT PRODUCES AND IMMEDIATE HIGH AND BECAUSE IT IS EASY AND INEXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE RENDERING IT READILY AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE.. alkaloid. extracted from the leaf of the . coca. . bush. , . which . is cultivated at high altitudes in South America. It . is the . second . most trafficked illegal drug in the world. . Cocaine . 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. History of Cocaine?. In the 1880’s, psychiatrist Sigmund Freud wrote and prescribed cocaine as a treatment for many ailments such as depression & addiction to alcohol and opiates. . What is it?. 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.. Psycho-Education for Patients and Family Members. 4-. 2. Differences Between Cocaine and Methamphetamine. Cocaine effects: 1 to 2 hours.. Methamphetamine effects: 8 to 12 hours.. 4-. 3. Dopamine. Is a chemical that is always present in the brain. 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 . Introduction Cocaine abuse has a long, deeply rootedhistory indrug cultureboth urban and ruralIt is an intenseeuphorigenicdrug withstrongaddictive potential.With the adventof thefreebase formof cocain CRIT/FIT/CFS . program – April 2023. Marielle Baldwin, MD, MPH. I . have no financial or other perceived conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to this . presentation. Disclosures. At . the end of this session, participants will be able to. Story A, Bothamley G, Hayward A. Crack Cocaine and Infectious Tuberculosis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(9):1466-1469. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1409.070654. What does it do?. Chemically altered cocaine powder that forms “crystals” or “rocks” that can then be heated to produce vapour that can be inhaled.. Crack is a highly addictive stimulant drug..