Transcript Cocaine Notes

• Coca leaves
where used
by natives of
South
America for
special
occasions
and religious
events long
ago.
• First hand
accounts of coca
use made their
way back to
Europe. Amerigo
Vespucci (1505),
• Cocaine is a drug
extracted from the
leaves of the coca
plant that grows in
Peru, Bolivia, and
other South
American
countries.
• Cocaine was
first synthesized
in 1855. It was
not until 1880,
however, that its
effects were
recognized by
the medical
world.
• Cocaine also
began to be used
as an active
ingredient in a
variety of "cure
all" tonics and
beverages.
• In 1903 Coca Cola removed
cocaine from its beverage and
replaced it with caffeine
• The country's legislators took
notice, and in 1920 cocaine was
added to the list of narcotics to be
outlawed by the passing of The
Dangerous Drug Act of 1920.
(1914 Cocaine banned in U.S.)
• Since 1920 the use of the drug
has been prohibited, both in
patent medicines and for
recreational use, and its use
went underground.
Classification
• Central
Nervous
System
STIMULANT.
• Tolerance- Yes/HIGH
• Physical DependenceYes/HIGH
• Psychological
Dependence- Yes/HIGH
Slang Names
•
•
•
•
•
•
Coke
Snow
Blow
Nose candy
Toot
Flake
Appearance
• White crystalline
powder.
• Often cut (other
material added) or
diluted with other
substances such
as sugar.
How abused
• Usually sniffed or
snorted (inhaled
into the nose and
absorbed into the
mucus
membrane of the
sinuses).
• Injected
• Smoked
(Freebase or
“CRACK”
Effects
• Brief but intense feeling of
euphoria.
• Increase of heart rate, blood
pressure, body temperature and
respiratory rate.
• Dilated pupils.
•
•
•
•
Sleeplessness
Excitability
Anxiety
Fatigue
Dangers
• Damage and
bleeding of nasal
passages.
• Paranoid
• Psychosis
• Hallucinations
• Impaired driving
• Heart and
respiratory failure
• Injuries due to fire
(freebase)
• Hepatitis
• Infection
• Some doctors
think that each
and every time a
person uses
cocaine they
cause damage to
their heart.
• Nationwide, wholesale cocaine
prices ranged from $12,000 to
$35,000 per kilogram.
Other forms of Cocaine
Crack
• Crack is a form of cocaine that has
been chemically altered so that it
can be smoked.
• Crack is more potent and lethal
than cocaine and is one of the
most addictive drugs around.
• Crack is the chemical base of
cocaine.
• Crack is white
or tan and
looks like
small lumps
or shavings of
soap but has
the texture of
porcelain.
Crack nicknames
•
•
•
•
Rock
Readyrock
French fries
Teeth
• Smoking crack produces a
short but intense high.
• The brain is affected in less
than 10 seconds.
• Crack cocaine is 10 times
stronger effect than regular
cocaine.
• Rocks can sell
for as low as $3
to as high as
$50, but prices
generally range
from $10 to $20.
Freebase Cocaine
• Freebase is a process used for
smoking cocaine.
• Cocaine is dissolved with ether
and baking soda which separates
the active drug from its salt base.
• Fire is a high risk with smoking
freebase. WHY?
• Effect lasts about 10 minutes.
• Very addictive
• Smokers often binge smoke for
two or three days.
• Q.) What is the street price of crack?
• A.) Typically, cocaine HCl is converted into
crack cocaine, or “rock,” within the United
States by the secondary wholesaler or
retailer. Crack cocaine is often packaged in
vials, glassine bags, and film canisters. The
size of a crack rock can vary, but generally
ranges from 1/10 to 1/2 gram. Rocks can sell
for as low as $3 to as high as $50, but prices
generally range from $10 to $20.
• The Street Price of Crack Cocaine
• $40 - 1/4 gram (larger "rock")
• $10-$25 - 1/10 gram (smaller "rock")
• Note: Prices vary according to purity,
quantity, place of origin and sale, and
numerous market trends.
• Colombia
exports 90
percent of the
world’s cocaine
and is a
growing heroin
supplier.
The End