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Before it was known that cocaine was highly addictive and bad for your body, people would use it freely to try and cure their health problems.

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Evidence of cocaine use has been found, in drawings on pottery, dating back to 1100 to 1500 A.D.

Cocaine was mainly used by the Peruvian Indians, in the ruling class; they believed it was a gift from the gods.

Spaniards originally believed cocaine was sinful, then they realized it caused their Indian slaves to work harder.

Coca/cocaine became increasingly valuable and was traded as money.

Indians from South America would chew the coca/cocaine leaves and stuff their cheeks with the leaves, gradually swallowing the juices throughout the day.  The effects would last for about one to two hours.  The effects would make the Indians feel less tired, less hungry, work harder, and work longer.

Cocaine was extracted from the Coca leaves in 1860 by Albert Niemann.

From the 1860s until 1914 cocaine was used nationwide since the purified powder for was legal in the United States and Europe.

In the 1970’s, a combination of cocaine, methadone, and alcohol was given to terminal cancer patients to relieve pain and increase alertness.

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Students who use cocaine would be willing to stray away from the norm and take risks, since cocaine is not socially or legally accepted in society. They are generally impulsive thinkers, who could be easily swayed for example by some friends at a party. Cocaine is highly addictive, so if someone was to try it once at a party due to peer pressure, they could immediately become addicted to it which would impact their life greatly. Depending on the availability of cocaine in a general location, the chance of teens accessing and using or even abusing the substance will vary. According to the NHSDA in the year 2000, 0.5% of people aged 14 and 15 used cocaine with no change throughout the year. However, for people aged 16 and 17 the amount of cocaine users increased from 0.9% to 1.1%.

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The only legal use of cocaine in the United States is for a local anesthetic. It numbs the site of application and minimizes bleeding.

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Increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and body temperature

Chance of heart failure, respiratory failure, seizures, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage

Sudden death could occur due to heart failure

Addiction

Constricted blood vessels and a decrease in blood flow

Heart, lung and liver damage

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Feel less tired and less hungry

Feelings of mastery and sexual prowess

Feel-good

Gain confidence

Mood is improved

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Comes from the coca plant

Taken through injecting, snorting, or ingesting.

Cocaine is frequently taken with other drugs, most commonly alcohol.

Effects of drug are felt almost immediately after it is taken.

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Cocaine is a Central Nervous System (CNS) Stimulant.

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Benzoylmethylecgonine

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Blow, "C", coke, dream, dust, flakes, nose candy, powder, rock, stardust, snow, sugar, the devil's dandruff, crack

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A Schedule II Drug