Cocaine Power Point Presentation

BY ASHTON MECHAM

Common names or slang for cocaine

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General info on cocaine

Cocaine is Schedule II in the United States. This means it is illegal to sell without a DEA license and illegal to buy or possess without a license or prescription. It is highly addictive It is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world Cocaine is the most powerful central nervous stimulant found in nature

Cocaine's history

Cocaine one of the oldest known drugs. The pure chemical, cocaine hydrochloride, has been an abused substance for more than 100 years, and coca leaves, the source of cocaine, have been ingested for thousands of years by the ancient peoples of south America. Pure cocaine was first extracted from the leaves of the coca plant in 1859 and was marketed in a fortified wine in France as early as 1863. The first act passed to make cocaine a illicit substance was the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914. This Federal legislation severely restricted the legal uses for cocaine and, for all practical purposes, ended the extensive use and abuse of cocaine in the early part of the 20th century.

Cocaine's acute effects

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makes the user feel euphoric, energetic, talkative, and mentally alert, especially to the sensations of sight, sound, and touch. It can also temporarily decrease the need for food and sleep.
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Cocaine's chronic effects

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cocaine abusers are often very irritable, depressed and paranoid, especially when not on cocaine . abusers get what is called cocaine psychosis which is a set of symptoms, including hallucinations paranoia and disordered thinking. can create a hole in the septum of the nose.

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cocaine use also damages many of the body vital organs like the heart and the lungs and brain.

Where cocaine comes from

The coca plant is mostly grown in the high mountains of Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. The leaves are then taken and broken down into a paste that is later turned into cocaine powder, which is known as cocaine hydrochloride, this can be snorted or tuned into crack.

Medical uses for cocaine

Coca leaves have been chewed by the Native Americans in the Andean region for thousands of years to relieve fatigue, and increase alertness.

In the early 1880s, the drugs anesthetic properties were discovered, and it was soon used in eye, nose, and throat surgery. And is still used today a local anesthetic.
It was even used for anxiety, depression and other physiological aliments in the early 1900s. It was also put in coca cola and sold as medicine that helped relive headaches

Patterns of cocaine use

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug. Thus, an individual may have difficulty predicting or controlling the extent to which he or she will continue to want or use the drug. A tolerance to cocaines high may develop, with many addicts reporting that they seek but fail to achieve as much pleasure as they did from their first experience. Some users will frequently increase their doses to intensify and prolong the effects pf cocaine.

Different forms of cocaine

Cocaine comes in two main forms, powder and rock form. The crystal rock form, commonly known as crack or freebase.

Different ways cocaine is ingested into the body

There are several ways to ingest cocaine into the body You can snort cocaine, usually in the form of powdered cocaine usually takes about 3 to 5 minutes to reach the brain. The high last anywhere form 30 minutes up to a hour or two. You can smoke it. Usually comes in the form of crack, cracks effects are felt almost instant. The high is shorter than snorting it, generally the high last for ten to fifteen minutes.

You can inject it as well, the effects from injecting cocaine are almost instantly just like crack. The high from shooting coke usually last any where from ten to twenty minutes

Who uses cocaine

The highest rates of cocaine use in the U.S. are among adults aged 18 to 25, with about 5% of Americans in this age group admitting current use of the drug. But that being said cocaine use is used by all different age groups. Cocaine used to be a drug for the rich and famous. But the invention of crack changed that, Crack made it cheaper to buy cocaine. There is a long list of prominent intellectuals, artists, politicians, and musicians who have used cocaine ranging from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sigmund Freud to U.S. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and even George W. Bush has been reported to use cocaine.

Main exporters of cocaine

Main exporters of cocaine to the United States and around the world is drug cartels, specifically the Mexican drug cartels. They export it from south America then ship it around the world.

Interesting facts about cocaine

Approximately 35.9 million Americans aged 12 and older have tried cocaine at least once in their lifetime, according to a national survey, and about 2.1 million Americans are regular users.

After marijuana, cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit drug in the United States.
Cocaine is the most frequently reported illicit substance associated with drug abuse fatalities and causes three times more deaths than any other illegal drug. Coca-Cola originally contained an estimated nine milligrams of cocaine per serving.

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