THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS DRUG: COCAINE

WHAT IS COCAINE?

HOW COCAINE IS PRODUCED

• Coca leaves are chopped up
• Mixed with ammonia and lime
• Store the mixture in barrels with gasoline
• Mix the narcotic element that is extracted with more ammonia
• More gasoline and mor ammonia is added to separate the drug from the mixture

FORMS OF COCAINE

• Water- soluble hydrochloride salt
• Water- insoluble cocaine base

WATER- SOLUBLE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT

WATER- INSOLUBLE COCAINE BASE

ADMINISTERING COCAINE TO THE BODY

• Inhaling
• Snorting
• Injecting
• Orally

THE HIGH

• User must choose familiar method
• Travels through blood stream to the brain immediately
• Interferes with the brain's neurotransmitters
• After the chemical build up between nerves the cocaine leaves the body

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THE ADDICTION

• Dependency on the drug
• Noticeable Behaviour and personality changes
• Other signs of the addict
• Animal laboratory studies

THE STATISTICS

• The highest rate of cocaine use is between the ages of 18-25
• 75% of the people who use cocaine become addicted to the drug
• In the United States, cocaine use results in about 5,000 to 6,000 deaths annually

SUMMARY

• Cocaine is highly addictive and causes multiple deaths worldwide
• It has effects on society in numerous ways
• Cocaine comes to take over the brain
• As long as there are users there will always be a demand
• Cocaine in my opinion in the worlds most dangerous drug