PPT-Cocaine and Crack

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 . 1. . Drug Category : Stimulant. History. Cocaine was first synthesized in 1855. It was not until 1880, however, that its effects were recognized by the medical world. . 2. History Cont.. 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.. 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 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. Synthetic Drugs:. Clinical, Psychobiological and Sociological Realities.. Implications for Treatment. . Ricardo Restrepo, MD; MPH . The Addiction Institute of NY. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals. Overview on Coke. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. It produces short-term euphoria, energy, and talkativeness in addition to potentially dangerous physical effects like raising heart rate and blood pressure.. Junior Health. 1. Methamphetamine. What does it look like?. 2. What Are Effects From Meth?. * Meth produces . * . Meth may lead to:. 1. . 3. Street names for the drug. 5. How is Meth used and abused?. 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.. 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 . Introduction Cocaine abuse has a long, deeply rootedhistory indrug cultureboth urban and ruralIt is an intenseeuphorigenicdrug withstrongaddictive potential.With the adventof thefreebase formof cocain