Drug Abuse Sourcebook by Angela Williams

Author:Angela Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Omnigraphics

Section 28.4

Cocaine

This section includes text excerpted from “Cocaine,” National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), July 2018.

What Is Cocaine?

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. Although, healthcare providers can use it for valid medical purposes, such as local anesthesia for some surgeries, recreational cocaine use is illegal. As a street drug, cocaine looks like a fine and white crystal powder. Street dealers often mix it with things like cornstarch, talcum powder, or flour to increase profits. They may also mix it with other drugs such as the stimulant amphetamine, or synthetic opioids, including fentanyl. Adding synthetic opioids to cocaine is especially risky when people using cocaine don’t realize it contains this dangerous additive. Increasing numbers of overdose deaths among cocaine users might be related to this tampered cocaine.

Popular nicknames for cocaine include:

Blow

Coke

Crack

Rock

Snow

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