Where cocaine comes from how it is made and problems it may cause an user?
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I found these websites for you:\n\nhttp://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/cocaine/\n\nhttp://www.erowid.org/chemicals/cocaine/cocaine.shtml\n\n\nhttp://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Cocaine.html\n\nhttp://www.well.com/user/woa/fscoke.htm
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http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Cocaine.html                every thing you need to know about it
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I think it can cause a positive reaction to methamphetamine (aka crystal meth, ice), and the drug test they may be using might test for that drug along with cocaine. I would ask the company that does the testing exactly what drugs were tested for the one that brought you up as positive. Are you a member of a union? It's time to seek legal guidance. If you can't afford a lawyer, then go to the free legal services in your city or town.
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Because cocaine actually causes a chemical reaction in the brain, gradually reducing seretonin (the pleasure chemical that tells you when you have had enough of something like when you eat, tells your body you don't need any more food when you are full)until you get to the point where your body thinks that the only thing that will satisfy all of its needs and cravings is the cocaine...evil shh--ite!
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Long before cocaine was extracted from the coca plant, the leaves were chewed by the Indians of Peru and other South American countries. This practice began before recorded history, so our knowledge is derived totally from archaeological sources. Line drawings on pottery found in northwestern South America show evidence that coca chewing was part of the culture before the rise of the Incan Empire, perhaps as early as 3,000 B.C., and that its effects on mood and behavior were very profound and much appreciated by the Indians. The coca plant was considered to be a gift of the gods and was used during religious rituals, burials and for other special purposes. By the time the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century, the Incan Empire was in decline. By this time, coca was no longer used only by the ruling class or only in association with ritual. The Spaniards, at first, tried to prevent the Indians from using coca, because they believed it was a barrier to conversion to Christianity. Later, it became a practice to pay the Indians in coca leaves for their work. The Spaniards could thereby force enormous amounts of work from them in the gold and silver mines despite difficult conditions in the high altitudes. Coca leaves, along with coffee, tea, and tobacco, were brought to Europe from South America by the explorers in the 16th century, but unlike the others, coca leaves were unpopular until the 19th century. This may have been due to deterioration of the leaves during the journey, causing a great loss of potency. In 1862, Albert Niemann finally extracted a purified cocaine from a crystalline substance derived from coca leaves. Cocaine was highly regarded in the 1880's and 1890's, and many prominent figures advocated the therapeutic use of cocaine: Pope Leo XII, Sigmund Freud, Jules Verne, and Thomas Edison all endorsed its use and in 1888, Coca-cola, which originally contained cocaine, advertised itself as "the drink that relieves exhaustion." (Coca-cola has since removed cocaine from the contents of their drink and replaced it with caffeine.) The abuse of cocaine was largely non-existent in the United States until the 1960's, except among entertainers and jazz musicians. The use of the drug has been prohibited, both in patent medicines and for recreational use, since 1914. The natives of the Andes still chew the unprocessed leaves for their stimulating effect. They often mix these with ashes or lime and, it is said, they can go for days without feeling hunger or fatigue. The habitual chewer, however, has an unsteady gait, green-crusted teeth, incurable insomnia, and general apathy.
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! people smoke crack cocain because for one, they are addicted and second because their drug problems have evolved. we all know that cocain wasn't their first step in taking a hit. cocain is highly addictive and is an alternative drug people try. Don't you ever wonder why the first line of cocaine is free...cus its addicting!!@!@!!@
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Cocaine, both in powder form and as crack, is an extremely addictive stimulant. An addict usually loses interest in many areas of life, including school, sports, family, and friends. Use of cocaine can lead to feelings of paranoia and anxiety. Although often used to enhance sex drive, physical effect of cocaine on the receptors in the brain reduce the ability to feel pleasure (which in turn causes the dependency on the drug).
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As with most other habit-forming drugs, frequent use of cocaine causes the user to focus mainly on the high received from that drug, and other needs take a lower priority (sometimes much lower).  In this case, a cocaine user might be more concerned with the high from the cocaine that he or she uses it to "replace" most of his or her food intake.  Even basic personal hygiene, such as bathing and brushing one's teeth, might be lower on their list of priorities because in their minds: "They gotta have that high!"\n\nAs with other things in life, misinformation can really prove detrimental.  It's sad to see the way some people fall into traps like this, with very minimal chances of getting out.
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Cocaine is a powerful stimulant, which does not last that long. There are no long-term effects. The most dangerous aspects of cocaine are --\n1) The junk they add to it\n2) Getting arrested for a victimles crime\n3) Because it is illegal, you have no idea of the purity
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There are many psychological effects to the user. The first symptom manifested in a drug user can be impaired judgment. The decision making process is slowed and can become unrealistic. The drug addict or abuser does not acknowledge that there is a problem in their life, and has random emotions. The user has lower grades; the lack of ability to quit using drugs, outbursts of anger, or failed projects. The drug users hates people for no reason and does not do activities they normally did. The drug user wants more of the drug all the time, wanting more of the drug to get the same feeling. A higher tolerance for the drug is the result of using a drug. If the drug user has mental or physical problems, it gets worse as the user uses the drug anyway. The drug is a way the user can avoid the problems that are happening. The drug user deceives people and steers clear of people the user knows. The user always wants to have a supply of the drug, is fixated on the drug, is dependent, and has a lack of self – esteem. The user has boredom with using the drug, anxiety, and no confidence. The user denies the reality of what is happening to them.
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YES...someone I know very well is the user. He started at only 14 and HIS OWN FATHER WANTS TO KEEP HIM HOOKED. He lies about everything, even small things. He wants everyone to love him or hate him.He flirts with girls just to get their drugs.He abuses his family and friends until they leave him just so he can get away with doing whatever he wants. Even when he is clean for a few months, he picks at himself until he bleeds and has mood-swings with tantrums. He is selfish.His mom spoils him, even gives him money for drugs and she abuses him too.The saddest part is that he has a baby that he can't take care of for even one hour.
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Crack cocaine comes from the coca plant. Heroin comes from the poppy plant. (The same plant that morphine and opium come from) Both of course are refined, cut, and generally messed around with a bunch of chemicals which I dont know anything about. All I know is the different plants they come from. You can probably google it and find out. Id do it for you but I'm too lazy.\n\n\npeace
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When people use cocaine their main desire is have more cocaine. They are looking for that first good feeling they got when they first tried cocaine. They are more concerned with getting that high than eating. If you don't eat then you lose weight.\n\nUsing cocaine and having the urge to get more cocaine will cause you to do crazy things, especially if you don't have money to buy more cocaine. You do things like steel from best friends and family to find a way to get more money. You rob businesses and might even sell your body. Cocaine and the urge to have more cocaine will make you do degrading things. Things that you might never have thought you were capable of.\n\nCOCAINE IS BAD!!! Stay away from it if you never tried it and if you have used it get help before you fall in the gutter. Most users say "oh that will never happen to me". Guess what? It happens to all users when they run out of money!
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Cocaine produces a sense of extreme joy by causing the brain to release higher than normal amounts of some biochemicals. However, cocaine's effects on the body can be very serious or even deadly.\n\nWhen cocaine use is stopped or when a binge ends, a crash follows almost immediately. This crash accompanied by a strong craving for more cocaine. Additional symptoms include fatigue, lack of pleasure, anxiety, irritability, sleepiness, and sometimes agitation or extreme suspicion.\n\nCocaine withdrawal often has no visible physical symptoms like the vomiting and shaking that accompanies the withdrawal from heroin or alcohol.\n\nIn the past, people underestimated the addictive properties of cocaine. However, cocaine is addictive when addiction is defined as a desire for more of the drug, despite negative consequences.\n\nThe level of craving, lack of pleasure, and depression produced by cocaine withdrawal rivals or exceeds that felt with other withdrawal symptoms.\nPrimary symptoms may include:\n\nDepressed mood \nFatigue \nGeneralized malaise \nVivid and unpleasant dreams \nAgitation and restless behavior \nSlowing of activity \nIncreased appetite \nThe craving and depression can last for months following cessation of long-term heavy use(particularly daily). Withdrawal symptoms can also be associated with suicidal thoughts in some people.\n\nDuring withdrawal, there can be powerful, intense cravings for cocaine. However, the "high" associated with ongoing use becomes less and less pleasant, and can produce fear and extreme suspicion rather than joy. Just the same, the cravings may remain powerful.
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cocaine is a cns stimulant, heart racing, bp goes up, blood is trying to pump faster and harder and the heart is working over time....dangerous drug, death can occur from first time use easily, my suggestion for u is not to use agian if this question is for u, if not try to intervene on the person who is using, the consequences will eventually be deadly... its not worth it for a high u will be chasing every time u use... you will never get that way like the first time, this is called tolerance, each time u use, it makes it harder for the body to respond normally and the next thing u know u are using just to not feel crappy, the high isnt even there anymore... please take some advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Aaliyah's Mama  - answered part of the question and she is right\nwhen coca cola first came out it was use as a drug to treat eplipsic cause it contained the drug cocaine in it .  Then it became a house hold drink.  \nand for some time they did not know why a lot of people back then were buying it right and let and getting buzzed out of there heads   until a few years later they found traces of cocaine that gave it most of it'e taste  since then coca cola company replaced the drug with arifishal flavor but now it does not contain any of the drug cocaine any more   you might be getting a surgar buzz if anything.
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Yes its TRUE.\n\nCoca-Cola was named back in 1885 for its two "medicinal" ingredients: extract of coca leaves and kola nuts. Just how much cocaine was originally in the It's all gone now, folks. formulation is hard to determine, but the drink undeniably contained some cocaine in its early days. Frederick Allen describes the public attitude towards cocaine that existed as Coca-Cola's developers worked on perfecting their formula in 1891: