Cocaine, a substance of notoriety today, is certainly no new drug or menace on the global
scene. From 1860, when first synthesized in a German lab from dried Peruvian coca leaf, to …

Cocaine, after cannabis, is the second most widely consumed illicit drug in the world. This
chapter focuses on the deeper historical plasticity of cocaine, leading into its rapidly …

Cocaine's popularity among adults as a so-called recreational drug has skyrocketed. Yet,
reliable information about the drug and its users remains relatively scarce. This important …

COCAINE Page 1 ILLICIT DRUGS COCAINE Cocaine is an extract of the coca leaf Erythroxylum
coca which is grown on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. A local …

Cocaine use is not a new phenomenon. Its early use by Andean Indians in South America
and its later appearance in Europe during the nineteenth century where pharmacological …

The story of cocaine isn't just about crime and profit; it's about psychoanalysis, about empire
building, about exploitation, emancipation, and, ultimately, about power. To tell the story of …

It inspired written testimonials from William McKinley, Thomas Edison, and Sarah Bernhardt;
merited a medal from Pope Leo XIII; produced" exhilaration and lasting euphoria" in …

Cocaine, a widely used genera.! central nervous system stimulant, continues to gain
popularity in middle-and upper-class socio-economic groups. Because of the h1gh cost, low …