PDF-Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant

Cocaine x2022 April 201 3 x2022 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. 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.. CNS Stimulants. Drugs classified as stimulants. Amphetamines. Caffeine. Cocaine. Two main forms- powered cocaine (AKA ‘coke’ or ‘blow’ can be snorted or injected), and crack cocaine (AKA ‘crack’ or ‘rock’ can be smoked) . Zak Fallows. pharmacology@mit.edu. 2013-11-23. ESP Splash (Saturday). These slides are available online, along with fun 5-minute quizzes and other materials:. http://. datb.mit.edu. /. Please Reuse These Slides. 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. 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.. Synthetic Drugs:. Clinical, Psychobiological and Sociological Realities.. Implications for Treatment. . Ricardo Restrepo, MD; MPH . The Addiction Institute of NY. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals. . 2. Brainstem stimulants (. Medullary. Stimulants, Analeptics).  . 3. Spinal cord stimulants.  . 1- Cortical Stimulants.  . 1) . Psychomimetics. . - Amphetamine and related drugs. - Cocaine. Abuse . What Are drugs. Drugs are strong chemicals used to make Sick people well again . they . are not intended to be used just for “Fun. ”. There are several categories of drugs based on what they do to the body.. 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 . NAZRUL HOUSE. DRUG ADDICTION . IS. HARMFUL FOR HEALTH. Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a dependence on a legal or illegal drug or . medication.. All drugs are not same. Some drugs are medicines to various diseases.. 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.