HIstory of Cocaine

Specific purpose: to introduce to my audience the history of cocaine, current prevalence and health effects. Introduction A. Remarks: Cocaine is mainly called illegal drug, but there are few people who actually recognize the medical purpose and fully understand the history of the country. Cocaine is paraffin alkaloid extracted from leaves of Erythroxylon coca plant (Clayton, 1996). Cocaine is considered the most powerful and dangerous medicine among its natural sources.

Note: These fMRI images compare the brains (left) of individuals without history of cocaine with the brain history of individuals with cocaine use impairment (left). People with impaired cocaine use have lower D2 dopamine receptor levels (red) in the striatum at 1 month (middle) and 4 months (right) after cocaine withdrawal, compared to non-users. Levels of dopamine receptors in the brains of cocaine users were higher at 4 months (right), but did not return to levels observed by non-users (left)

In this article I will explain the history of drug cocaine, usage of celebrities, effects and research. The scientific name of the street drug is cocaine hydrochloride because it is a molecule of salt that binds to the basic molecule of cocaine. Most cocaine purchased on the street is not pure, it can fluctuate up to 15% to 90% of actual cocaine. People selling these illegal drugs use the convention of cutting pure substances with sugar or powdered milk. Every day, 5,000 Americans test cocaine for the first time everyday. Also called "platinum", the value of cocaine is 5 times the value of ordinary gold. The process of leaching cocaine alkaloid from coca leaves is long and extracted. Dip the leaves using sulfuric acid, kerosene, ammonia and various other solvents until you stop the medicine.