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BY CAPUYON, CORPUZ, CRUZ OF GROUP 3

 COCA-COLA ONCE HAD
COCAINE.
Cocaine comes from the leaf of a coca plant, one
native from South America. It also happens to be
Pablo one of the two main ingredients of the world-
renowned drink, hence its name, COCA-COLA.
(Cola came from the kola nut, which is a
different story). By 1903 the public were
changing their opinion on the widely used
narcotic, making “patent medicines” think twice
about using cocaine in their products. By 1929,
all traces of cocaine were removed.
CATEGORY
IS COCAINE PART OF ANY “DRUG FRATS?”
STIMULANTS: THE “UPPERS”
Cocaine is part of a group of drugs known as
stimulants. These drugs speed up the messages
between the brain and the body, leaving a person
more awake, alert, confident, or energetic. Other
notable members are caffeine, amphetamine, and
meth, among others.
Large doses of these can cause over-stimulation,
causing anxiety, panic, seizures, headaches, cramps,
aggression, paranoia, and sometimes tremors. Long
term use and abuse of these can cause irreversible
effects.
SUBSTANCES
WHAT’S INSIDE?
 THERE ARE MANY SUBSTANCES IN IT.

It starts with the benzoylmethylecgonine of the coca plant. This is then

made into cocaine paste, a white, gray, or dull-brown powder. This
contains 40 or 80% cocaine sulfate. This is known as pasta or bazooka in
some places.
This is then refined to produce cocaine hydrochloride crystal, the key
ingredient in crack and powder coke. This is the main psychoactive
ingredient and is responsible for producing the cocaine high. It’s sold as
a white powder, which users can either inject in themselves or “snort” it.
FILLER INGREDIENTS

The cocaine sold on the streets isn’t really pure

cocaine. They are littered with different ingredients
and is usually done to increase profit. The ingredients
added can be either mundane or lethal. These
chemicals include:

Psychoactive Anaesthetic

Poisonous Just kinda there (Fillers)

 ORIGIN
WHERE’S IT FROM? WHAT’S IT’S HISTORY?
COCAINE COMES FROM SOUTH
AMERICA.
It is also cultivated in some parts of Africa,
Taiwan, and in the island of Java in Indonesia.
IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST,
MOST POTENT, AND MOST
DANGEROUS STIMULANTS
THAT COMES FROM
NATURAL MEANS.
 ITS DISCOVERY IS OLDER
THAN THE PERSIAN
EMPIRE, ANCIENT GREECE,
ROME, AND JESUS CHRIST.
 METHOD
OF INTAKE
 COCAINE CAN BE CONSUMED IN
MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT CAN BE ADMINISTERED:

ORALLY - Rubbed onto the gums

INTRANASALLY - Crushed, then sniffed or snorted
INTRAVENOUSLY - Dissolved for injection into bloodsteam
INHALATION - Smoked, like freebase or crack.
 SHORT
TERM
EFFECTS
SHORT TERM EFFECTS CAN BE GOOD AND BAD.
Users may feel:
-Extreme happiness and energy
-Mental alertness
- Hypersensitivity
- Irritability
-Paranoia, Mood swings
- Hallucinations
- Violence
- Creates an immediate, intense
euphoria which peaks at 2 min.
and lasts 10 min.
The effects of cocaine are felt
almost immediately and
dissipate at 2 minutes to an
hour. How long it lasts and how
intense it is depends on method
of use:
Injections tend to have a quicker
and stronger but short lasting
high compared to snorting. The
high from snorting can last 15
min. to half an hour. Smoking
may last 5 to 10 min.
 LONG
TERM
EFFECTS
 LONG TERM EFFECTS ARE BAD, NO MATTER
WHAT.
● Increased anxiety,
nervousness and psychotic
behaviour
● Chronic coughing, cracked
wheezy breathing and
partial loss of voice
● Breathing problems and
damage to lungs
● Difficulty sleeping
● Weight loss
● Debt
Some long-term health effects of cocaine
depend on the method of use and include
the following:
Snorting: Loss of smell, nosebleeds,
runny nose, problems with swallowing.
Smoking: Cough, asthma, respiratory
distress, higher risk of infections
Thru Mouth: Severe bowel decay from
reduced blood flow
Needle injection: Higher risk of HIV,
hepatitis C, and other bloodborne
diseases, skin or soft tissue infections, as
well as scarring or collapsed veins
OVERDOSE
EFFECTS
HAVING AN OVERDOSE CAN RESULT TO DEATH.
“Overdose” means you either took a strong batch or you took too many.
This act can either be intentional or unintentional. Some effects of overdose
include:

-Nausea and vomiting

-Extreme anxiety and panic, as well as agitation and paranoia
- Chest Pain
- Tremors
- Hallucinations
- Trouble breathing
- Kidney failure
- Seizures, stroke,and heart problems.
 sources:
https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/cocaine/

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/cocaine

http://www.drugs.ie/drugtypes/drug/crack_cocaine

https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/cocaine.html

https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/cocaine/a-short-
history.html

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-in-cocaine-21989