What is Cocaine
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug extorted from the leaves of the South American coca plant. It is a strong stimulant that effects the body's central nervous system. It is a white crystalline powder which is frequently mixed with sugar, cornstarch, vitamins and flour. Cocaine looks like a small rock, a chunk or chip which is sometime off-white or pink in color. Cocaine is the second most commonly used illegal drug in the U.S.Nearly one percent of Americans are currently using cocaine. Users can be from all economic status, all ages and all genders. Cocaine has various names such as; Coke, Dust, Toot, Line, Nose Candy, Snow, Sneeze, Powder, Girl, White Pony, Flake, C, The Lady, Cain, Neurocain, Rock and Crack.
How Is Cocaine Used?
Cocaine can be injected, smoked, sniffed or inhaled. When cocaine is directly injected into the bloodstream, it increases the intensity of its effects. Smoking engages the inhalation cocaine vapor or smoke into the lungs where it is absorbed into the blooodstream. The drug can also be rubbed onto the mocous tissues. There is no safe way to use cocaine therefore any method of using cocaine can lead to absorption of toxic quantities of cocaine, leading to acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies that could result in sudden death. Repeated use can produce addiction or other health concequences to the user.
Ingredients of Cocaine
Steps and ingredients in making cocaine:
1: Collect some fresh coca leaves and chop them into pieces
2: Now add some cement and mix with some caustic soda solution
3: Add one cup of ammonia and press the mixture with your feet
4: Now sprinkle some quicklime (calcium oxide)
5: Now add some sulphuric acid
6: Into this mixture, pour in a large gallon of recycled petrol
7: Now some fresh petrol
8: Leave this all to soak
9: Now pour in some more sulphuric acid
10: Then filter this through a cloth to remove impurities
11: You'll now see the cocaine alkaloids separate from the rest
12: Filter this and add ammonia to form a precipitate
13: You now have left a cocaine sulphate or coca base once this is dried thoroughly, it turns pure white
There are so many dangerous chemicals used in the preperation of cocaine that are harmful to the body.
