Cocaine - Revision history

Medic: /* Negative */ added more negative side effects, PM user AbnormalEKG for source (formerly Data)

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Negative: added more negative side effects, PM user AbnormalEKG for source (formerly Data)

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	=== Negative ===		=== Negative ===

	* Increase in irritability		*Increase in irritability

	* Raised Heartrate		*Tachycardia (Raised Heartrate)

			*Can cause arrhythmias (Irregular heart rhythms)

	*Hypertension (High blood pressure)		*Hypertension (High blood pressure)

	* Increase in body temperature		*Hyperthermia (Increase in body temperature)

			*Urge to redose

			*Dehydration

			*Restlessness

	* ~~Urge to redose~~		*May cause muscle tremors

	== Harm Reduction ==		== Harm Reduction ==

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	Eradication of coca production has been mostly ineffective, hampered by the appearance of new strains of coca that show traits such as higher potency (increasing the profit margins of cocaine producers) and resistance to defoliants. Efforts in Colombia to reduce illicit coca cultivation have resulted only in decentralization of production.		Eradication of coca production has been mostly ineffective, hampered by the appearance of new strains of coca that show traits such as higher potency (increasing the profit margins of cocaine producers) and resistance to defoliants. Efforts in Colombia to reduce illicit coca cultivation have resulted only in decentralization of production.


	== Legal status ==		== Legal status ==

Sleep: What not to add.

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What not to add.

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	Eradication of coca production has been mostly ineffective, hampered by the appearance of new strains of coca that show traits such as higher potency (increasing the profit margins of cocaine producers) and resistance to defoliants. Efforts in Colombia to reduce illicit coca cultivation have resulted only in decentralization of production.		Eradication of coca production has been mostly ineffective, hampered by the appearance of new strains of coca that show traits such as higher potency (increasing the profit margins of cocaine producers) and resistance to defoliants. Efforts in Colombia to reduce illicit coca cultivation have resulted only in decentralization of production.

	There have been accusations of United States government involvement with the distribution of cocaine, such as the Iran-Contra affair as well as Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport being used as a "drop point" for CIA trafficked cocaine, although the latter has never been proven.

	== Legal status ==		== Legal status ==

Medic: Added hypertension as negative effect to cocaine

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Added hypertension as negative effect to cocaine

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	* Raised Heartrate		* Raised Heartrate

			*Hypertension (High blood pressure)

	* Increase in body temperature		* Increase in body temperature

Reality: /* Ritual Use */

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Ritual Use

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	=== Ritual Use ===		=== Ritual Use ===

	Cocaine has been called the champagne of drugs, the drug of high society, the drug of the rich, et cetera~~, and.~~ it is certainly most often associated with the wealthier classes. As a result, consumption of the drug has taken on a strong social character. Cocaine is rarely used by one person alone~~. When~~ it is taken with others, the consumption follows a rather well-defined ritual. The person providing the costly substance lays out several lines (preferably on a mirror), then takes a currency note (often of high value) and rolls it up. One end of the rolled bill is placed in a nostril and held with one hand, while the other hand is used to press the other nostril closed. Half of one line, or a small line, is then snuffed into the nostril. The person then switches nostrils and snuffs the remaining powder, after which the mirror is passed to the next person. This circle may be repeated several time, and it is customary for each of several participants to prepare lines from their own supply.		Cocaine has been called the champagne of drugs, the drug of high society, the drug of the rich, et cetera - it is certainly most often associated with the wealthier classes. As a result, consumption of the drug has taken on a strong social character. Cocaine is rarely used by one person alone, and when it is taken with others, the consumption follows a rather well-defined ritual. The person providing the costly substance lays out several lines (preferably on a mirror), then takes a currency note (often of high value) and rolls it up. One end of the rolled bill is placed in a nostril and held with one hand, while the other hand is used to press the other nostril closed. Half of one line, or a small line, is then snuffed into the nostril. The person then switches nostrils and snuffs the remaining powder, after which the mirror is passed to the next person. This circle may be repeated several time, and it is customary for each of several participants to prepare lines from their own supply.

	=== Crack or Free-Base Cocaine ===		=== Crack or Free-Base Cocaine ===

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	[[File:Cocaine.jpg\|left\|thumb]]		[[File:Cocaine.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px]]

	Cocaine is a powerful CNS stimulant, and most consumed psychoactive plant constituent in the world. Cocaine is known among its users for the 'rush' it provides when first insufflated. It's a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is gathered from the leaves of the coca plant. (Erythroxylon coca). Pure cocaine (as a base) is not water soluble but can be dissolved in alcohol, chloroform, turpentine oil, olive oil, or acetone. Cocaine salts are water soluble.		Cocaine is a powerful CNS stimulant, and most consumed psychoactive plant constituent in the world. Cocaine is known among its users for the 'rush' it provides when first insufflated. It's a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is gathered from the leaves of the coca plant. (Erythroxylon coca). Pure cocaine (as a base) is not water soluble but can be dissolved in alcohol, chloroform, turpentine oil, olive oil, or acetone. Cocaine salts are water soluble.

Reality at 03:38, 7 January 2016

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	[[File:Cocaine.jpg\|~~right~~]]		[[File:Cocaine.jpg\|left\|thumb]]

	Cocaine is a powerful CNS stimulant, and most consumed psychoactive plant constituent in the world. Cocaine is known among its users for the 'rush' it provides when first insufflated. It's a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is gathered from the leaves of the coca plant. (Erythroxylon coca). Pure cocaine (as a base) is not water soluble but can be dissolved in alcohol, chloroform, turpentine oil, olive oil, or acetone. Cocaine salts are water soluble.		Cocaine is a powerful CNS stimulant, and most consumed psychoactive plant constituent in the world. Cocaine is known among its users for the 'rush' it provides when first insufflated. It's a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is gathered from the leaves of the coca plant. (Erythroxylon coca). Pure cocaine (as a base) is not water soluble but can be dissolved in alcohol, chloroform, turpentine oil, olive oil, or acetone. Cocaine salts are water soluble.

Reality at 01:05, 29 June 2015

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	== Dosage ==		== Dosage ==

	A "line" of cocaine typically contains between 20 and 100 mg of cocaine, depending on the purity of the substance and the consumer's preference. ~~Many~~ users ~~consume between~~ 2 ~~and 3 g in~~ a ~~day or~~ night.		A "line" of cocaine typically contains between 20 and 100 mg of cocaine, depending on the purity of the substance and the consumer's preference. Cocaine promotes compulsive redosing, with many users consuming up to 2-3g within a night - however it should be noted the comedown will be worse the more cocaine is ingested in an evening.

	Depending on purity, cocaine dosage '''will''' vary		Depending on purity, cocaine dosage '''will''' vary

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Production: punctuation

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	=== Production ===		=== Production ===

	The Colombian and Peruvian colloquial term for coca plantations used in cocaine production are known as cocales. Bolivian huanaco leaves (Erythroxylum coca var. coca) are preferred for cocaine production because they are the highest yielding. Under optimal conditions, it is possible to produce 1 kg of pure cocaine from 100 kg of coca leaves. In the early 1980s, some 100 tons of pure cocaine were exported from Colombia alone. Although cultivation of coca for traditional use is legal in Colombia, this only makes a fraction of the total coca produced for the illegal drug market. The methods of extracting cocaine from the coca plant are relatively unchanged, utilizing an acid/base extraction method, which is a common method of extracting alkaloids from plant matter. Due to the high demand for cocaine, production in some areas is out of financial necessity, due to lack of other employment opportunities, or low profit margins of legal crops.		The Colombian and Peruvian colloquial term for coca plantations used in cocaine production are known as "cocales". Bolivian huanaco leaves (Erythroxylum coca var. coca) are preferred for cocaine production because they are the highest yielding. Under optimal conditions, it is possible to produce 1 kg of pure cocaine from 100 kg of coca leaves. In the early 1980s, some 100 tons of pure cocaine were exported from Colombia alone. Although cultivation of coca for traditional use is legal in Colombia, this only makes a fraction of the total coca produced for the illegal drug market. The methods of extracting cocaine from the coca plant are relatively unchanged, utilizing an acid/base extraction method, which is a common method of extracting alkaloids from plant matter. Due to the high demand for cocaine, production in some areas is out of financial necessity, due to lack of other employment opportunities, or low profit margins of legal crops.

	Eradication of coca production has been mostly ineffective, hampered by the appearance of new strains of coca that show traits such as higher potency (increasing the profit margins of cocaine producers) and resistance to defoliants. Efforts in Colombia to reduce illicit coca cultivation have resulted only in decentralization of production.		Eradication of coca production has been mostly ineffective, hampered by the appearance of new strains of coca that show traits such as higher potency (increasing the profit margins of cocaine producers) and resistance to defoliants. Efforts in Colombia to reduce illicit coca cultivation have resulted only in decentralization of production.

Nndmt: /* Production */

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Production

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	=== Production ===		=== Production ===

	The coca plantations ~~that are the source of~~ cocaine are known as cocales. Bolivian huanaco leaves (Erythroxylum coca var. coca) are preferred for cocaine production because they are the highest yielding. ~~With good chemicals and chemists~~, it is possible to produce 1 kg of pure cocaine from 100 kg of coca leaves. In the early 1980s, some 100 tons ~~ofpure~~ cocaine were exported from Colombia alone.		The Colombian and Peruvian colloquial term for coca plantations used in cocaine production are known as cocales. Bolivian huanaco leaves (Erythroxylum coca var. coca) are preferred for cocaine production because they are the highest yielding. Under optimal conditions, it is possible to produce 1 kg of pure cocaine from 100 kg of coca leaves. In the early 1980s, some 100 tons of pure cocaine were exported from Colombia alone. Although cultivation of coca for traditional use is legal in Colombia, this only makes a fraction of the total coca produced for the illegal drug market. The methods of extracting cocaine from the coca plant are relatively unchanged, utilizing an acid/base extraction method, which is a common method of extracting alkaloids from plant matter. Due to the high demand for cocaine, production in some areas is out of financial necessity, due to lack of other employment opportunities, or low profit margins of legal crops.

	~~The entire process~~ of ~~cocaine~~ production, as ~~well as~~ the ~~smuggling routes, the cartels, and everything from the connections between politicians~~ and ~~the cartels~~ to ~~the consumption of cocaine even by politicians~~ in ~~the White House, has been documented~~ in ~~countless reports on the radio and television and in magazines and well-researched books (Morales 1989)~~.		Eradication of coca production has been mostly ineffective, hampered by the appearance of new strains of coca that show traits such as higher potency (increasing the profit margins of cocaine producers) and resistance to defoliants. Efforts in Colombia to reduce illicit coca cultivation have resulted only in decentralization of production.

	~~It is difficult to escape the impression that the cocaine saga is one~~ of the ~~bestknown stories~~ of ~~our times but one that is officially ignored. Our leaders still act~~ as ~~though~~ the ~~Mafia is using the white powder to corrupt and dominate the world. In reality~~, the ~~chief benefactors of the billion-dollar business are the banks and the countless politicians and law-enforcement personnel involved in the trade (Sauloy and Le Bonniec 1994)~~.		There have been accusations of United States government involvement with the distribution of cocaine, such as the Iran-Contra affair as well as Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport being used as a "drop point" for CIA trafficked cocaine, although the latter has never been proven.

	== Legal status ==		== Legal status ==