The abuse about Cocaine!! by LaSiya Jones

Ingredients

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 22:24:52 UTC

There are basically two chemical forms of cocaine: the hydrochloride salt and the "freebase." The hydrochloride salt, or powdered form of cocaine, dissolves in water and, when abused. Freebase refers to a compound that has not been neutralized by an acid to make the hydrochloride salt. The freebase form of cocaine is smokable. Street dealers generally dilute it with such inert substances as cornstarch, talcum powder, and/or sugar, or with such active drugs as procaine (a chemically-related local anesthetic) or with such other stimulants as amphetamines.

Uses and Effects

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 22:32:56 UTC

The principal routes of cocaine administration are oral, intranasal, intravenous, and inhalation. The slang terms for these routes are, respectively, "chewing," "snorting," "mainlining" or "injecting," and "smoking" (including freebase and crack cocaine). The drug can also be rubbed onto mucous tissues. Some users combine cocaine powder or crack with heroin in a "speedball." One mechanism is through its effects on structures deep in the brain. Scientists have discovered regions within the brain that, when stimulated, produce feelings of pleasure. One neural system that appears to be most affected by cocaine originates in a region, located deep within the brain, called the ventral tegmental area (VTA). Nerve cells originating in the VTA extend to the region of the brain known as the nucleus accumbens, one of the brain's key pleasure centers.

Popularity

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 22:36:48 UTC

Cocaine has been around since the 1980s. It has been the third most-used illicit drug in the United States and #2 in the rest of the world. As of right now here were around 22 million cocaine users worldwide with the highest number found in the Americas.

Addiction

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 22:44:43 UTC

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug. Once having tried cocaine, an individual may have difficulty predicting or controlling the extent to which he or she will continue to use the drug. Cocaine's stimulant and addictive effects are thought to be primarily a result of its ability to inhibit the reabsorption of dopamine by nerve cells.

Treatment

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 22:45:02 UTC

Best treatment plans for a cocaine addiction typically involves detox and therapy in an inpatient rehabilitation program.

Michigan Connection

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 22:45:23 UTC

It doesn't matter where you are at trafficking drugs such as cocaine is very well known and still goes around it is probably the top 3 drugs that are selling in the U.S. If you ar caught with this drug you can get up to 20 years in jail and up to a $250,000 fine.

World Connection

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 23:01:00 UTC

Cocaine is derived from coca leaves grown in Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. Colombia produces about 90 percent of the cocaine powder reaching the United States. Most of the cocaine entering the United States comes through Mexico.

Final Thought

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 23:01:58 UTC

Works Cited

lasiyadjones04 — 2024-03-19 23:02:09 UTC

This is where my information came from.