Cocaine

Joaquin, Gage, Bryce

Classification

Stimulant
Where did cocaine come from?

Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert
Niemann. It was not until the 1880s that it started to be popularized in the medical community.

Three thousand years before the birth of Christ, ancient Incas in the Andes chewed coca leaves
to get their hearts racing and to speed their breathing to counter the effects of living in thin
mountain air.
Street/ Slang Terms
● Rock
● Coke
● Smack
● Boogasuga
● Aunt or Aunt Nora
● Batman or Bazulco, Hubba
● Bernice, Bernie, Bernie’s flakes or Bernie’s Gold Dust
● Big bloke, Big C, Big flake, Big rush
● C, C dust, C game, Candy C
● Birdie Powder, Bouncing Powder, Bolivian Marching Powder
● Blow, Stash, Girl, Snow, Star, Stardust, She
● Angel Dust
How is the drug taken into the body

It can be:

● Snorted

● Smoked
How is the drug taken into the body

● Injection

● Rubbing
How the drug affects the brain

● Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine

How the drug affects the brain

Hallucinations, hyperexcitability, irritability, Tactile hallucination

that creates the illusion of bugs burrowing under the skin

Intense euphoria, Anxiety and paranoia, Depression, Intense drug

craving, Panic and psychosis

Severe depression, Tolerance and addiction (even after just one use)
How the drug affects the body

The effects of cocaine can differ in intensity those who snort it will still experience the
effects of the drug quickly it is not as fast as Injecting it.
How the drug affects the body

Permanent damage to blood vessels of heart and brain , High blood

pressure, leading to heart attacks, strokes, and death, Liver, kidney
and lung damage

Destruction of tissues in nose if snorted, Respiratory failure if

smoked, Infectious diseases and abscesses if injected

reproductive damage and infertility (for both men and women),

Short term effects of use

Loss of appetite, Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body

temperature, Contracted blood vessels

Increased rate of breathing, Dilated pupils, Disturbed sleep patterns

Nausea ,Hyperstimulation ,Bizarre, erratic, sometimes violent
behavior

Convulsions, seizures and sudden death from high doses (even one
time)
Long Term affects of use
Malnutrition, weight loss, Severe tooth decay, Auditory and tactile
hallucinations

Disorientation, apathy, confused exhaustion

Irritability and mood disturbances, Increased frequency of risky

behavior, Delirium or psychosis

Severe depression, Tolerance and addiction (even after just one use)
 Deaths related to cocaine abuse
Chris Farley

Whitney Houston

Billy Mays

Elvis Presley.

It is on the rise.
How Frequently It is Abused in US
There was significant decline in 30-day prevalence of powder cocaine use
among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from peak use in the late 1990s.
How prevalent is drug abuse in Idaho

11,596 cocaine addicts abuse the substance in idaho. It is the 4th most abused substance in
Idaho behind 122,550 alcohol-dependent people, 70,768 marijuana users and 30,990
individuals who abuse prescription medications
Cocaine in Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola originally contained an estimated nine milligrams of cocaine per serving. While
cocaine was officially removed from the drink’s ingredients in 1903, a cocaine-free version of
the coca leaf is still used as a flavor additive in the soda
How cocaine affected the 1900s
in the early 1900s, white business owners would encourage their African-American
employees to cocaine to boost their performance.

In 1906, a U.S. manufacturer sold cocaine with the promise that cocaine would “make the
coward brave, the silent eloquent, and render the sufferer insensitive to pain.” They even
include a syringe in the packaging

rich man’s drug.

Steven Tyler admitted that he spent over $5 million on cocaine in the 1970s and 1980s

produced for a variety of illnesses in the early 1900s.

Cocaine in other countries

Scotland has the highest cocaine use of any other country in the world. One in 40 Scots use the
drug, or about 2.4% of the population

Globally, over 200 million people use illegal drugs, of which 21 million use cocaine.
Did you know

Being in love and being high on cocaine activates the same portions of the brain.

Some users mix cocaine and heroine, which is known as a speedball.

In the United States, cocaine is about $150 per pure gram

More than 400,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S.
Facts about the first time use.

Every day, 2,500 Americans try cocaine for the first time

Approximately 10% of people who begin using cocaine will immediately progress to serious,
heavy use of the drug

Cocaine has been described as the “perfect heart attack drug” because it increases blood
pressure, stiffens arteries, and thickens heart muscle walls. These abnormalities persist long
after the effects of cocaine have worn off, even in recreational users.

The most common way of consuming cocaine is sniffing or snorting it.

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https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/cocaine

“50 Interesting Facts about Cocaine.” Interesting Facts, www.factretriever.gov/cocaine-facts.

“ Drug Free World.” Drug Free World,

www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/cocaine/a-short-history.html.

Abuse, National Institute on Drug. “Cocaine.” NIDA,

www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/cocaine.

“Coca-Cola's Scandalous Past.” NIDA for Teens,

teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/coca-colas-scandalous-past.