hi!im finding a nice answer for my question....for my report in skul...where does cocaine came from?

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hi! im reena a 4th yr high skul student i'm finding a better or nice answer for my questions........what is cocaine? where does cocaine come from?give a medical uses and harmful effects of cocaine.pls ans

Answer 1

Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant, creating what has been described as a euphoric sense of happiness and increased energy. Though most often used recreationally for this effect, cocaine is also a topical anesthetic that was used in eye, throat, and nose surgery in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Cocaine can be psychologically addictive, and its possession, cultivation, and distribution is illegal for non-medicinal / non-government sanctioned purposes in virtually all parts of the world. The name comes from the name of the coca plant plus the alkaloid suffix -ine.

Cocaine is an illicit drug derived from the leaf of the coca plant, a plant whose stimulating qualities were well-known to the ancient peoples of Peru and other Pre-Columbian South American societies. In Western countries, cocaine has been a feature of the counterculture for well-over a century; there is a long-list of prominent intellectuals, artists, and musicians who have used the drug -- names ranging from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sigmund Freud to President (and General) Ulysses S. Grant For many decades cocaine was a key ingredient in Coca-Cola. Today, although illegal in virtually all countries, cocaine remains popular in a wide-variety of social and personal settings.

Answer 2

Cocaine is still used as a topical anesthetic for nasal surgery.

Cocaine causes vasoconstriction (makes blood vessels smaller). This can happen in a user's heart (causing heart attacks ) and brain (causing strokes); it also has psychological/neurological effects, like paranoia and hallucinations.

Here is a wealth of information for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine

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