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    Cocaine is a stimulant drug derived from the coca plant native to South America. It was first isolated in the 1850s and was once praised for its medical uses but is now recognized as highly addictive. Cocaine can be taken as a powder which is mixed with other substances, or as "crack" which is produced by dissolving powdered cocaine and boiling it into solid rocks that can be smoked, producing a more intense but shorter high. Long term cocaine use has been shown to damage the cardiovascular and nervous systems and cause psychological issues.

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    Cocaine is a stimulant drug derived from the coca plant native to South America. It was first isolated in the 1850s and was once praised for its medical uses but is now recognized as highly addictive. Cocaine can be taken as a powder which is mixed with other substances, or as "crack" which is produced by dissolving powdered cocaine and boiling it into solid rocks that can be smoked, producing a more intense but shorter high. Long term cocaine use has been shown to damage the cardiovascular and nervous systems and cause psychological issues.

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    Cocaine is a stimulant drug derived from the coca plant native to South America. It was first isolated in the 1850s and was once praised for its medical uses but is now recognized as highly addictive. Cocaine can be taken as a powder which is mixed with other substances, or as "crack" which is produced by dissolving powdered cocaine and boiling it into solid rocks that can be smoked, producing a more intense but shorter high. Long term cocaine use has been shown to damage the cardiovascular and nervous systems and cause psychological issues.

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    COCAINE

    By Luqman Mohd Yusof


    CHEMICAL STRUCTURE AND
    SCIENTIFIC NAME

    Scientific Name:
    methyl (1R,2R,3S,5S)-3- (benzoyloxy)-8-methyl-8-
    azabicyclo[3.2.1] octane-2-carboxylate

    Formula:
    C17H21NO4
    HISTORY OF COCAINE
    • Cocaine is a stimulant drug that’s made from the leaves of the
    South American coca plant. For thousands of years,
    indigenous people in the Amazon Rainforest and Andes
    Mountains have chewed coca leaves to get an energetic high.
    European scientists first isolated cocaine from coca leaves in
    the 1850s. Once lauded as a medical “wonder drug,” experts
    now recognize cocaine as one of the most addictive
    substances on Earth.
    • In 1884, Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist who founded
    the field of psychoanalysis, was fascinated with cocaine; wrote
    a paper titled “Uber Coca,” which he described as a “song of
    praise to this magical substance. He overlooked a major
    downside to cocaine: addiction. Freud struggled for the next
    12 years to break his cocaine habit.
    • Another popular use of cocaine could also be found by the
    drink “Coca-Cola”. American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton
    founded Coca-Cola in 1886 with a beverage concoction of
    cocaine and sugary syrup. However in 1903, the company
    removed cocaine from its product. A move likely motivated
    more by racial bias and tightening regulations than by
    health concerns.
    • By 1905, it had become popular to snort cocaine and
    within five years, hospitals and medical literature had
    started reporting cases of nasal damage resulting from
    the use of this drug.
    INVENTION OF COCAINE/CRACK
    • Cocaine powder could be extracted from coca
    leaves and The powder is usually mixed with
    substances such as corn starch, talcum powder and/or
    sugar or other drugs such as procaine or
    amphetamines.
    • There are other form of cocaine which is “Crack”. It
    could be produced by dissolving powdered cocaine
    in a mixture of water and ammonia and boiling it down
    until a solid formed. Broken into smaller chunks, or
    “rocks,” this solid form could be smoked.
    • Smoking crack brings a short, intense high, making the
    substance more addictive than powdered cocaine.
    Crack was also a lot cheaper than cocaine powder. In
    1985, crack sold for about five dollars a rock in most
    cities.
    COCAINE USERS BEFORE AND AFTER
    REFERENCE TO BACK UP
    • National Institute on Drug Abuse. 2019. What are the long-term effects of cocaine use? | National Institute on
    Drug Abuse (NIDA). [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-
    reports/cocaine/what-are-long-term-effects-cocaine-use. [Accessed 20 June 2019].
    • The Recovery Village. 2019. How Harmful Is Cocaine to Your Health?. [ONLINE] Available
    at: https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/cocaine-addiction/faq/harmful-to-health/#gref. [Accessed 20 June
    2019].
    • WebMD. 2019. Cocaine: Short and Long-Term Side-Effects & Treatment of Addiction. [ONLINE] Available
    at: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/cocaine-use-and-its-effects#1. [Accessed 20 June 2019].
    • Your Room. 2019. Cocaine Side Effects, Addiction & Overdose | Your Room . [ONLINE] Available
    at: https://yourroom.health.nsw.gov.au/a-z-of-drugs/Pages/cocaine.aspx. [Accessed 20 June 2019].
    • myDr.com.au. 2019. Cocaine: what are the effects? - myDr.com.au. [ONLINE] Available at:
    https://www.mydr.com.au/addictions/cocaine-what-are-the-effects. [Accessed 20 June 2019].
    • Cocaine - Better Health Channel. 2019. Cocaine - Better Health Channel. [ONLINE] Available
    at: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/HealthyLiving/cocaine. [Accessed 20 June 2019].
    • Drug Aware. 2019. Cocaine | Drug Aware. [ONLINE] Available at: https://drugaware.com.au/getting-the-
    facts/drug-types/cocaine/. [Accessed 20 June 2019].

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