From what cocaine is derived? State its effects.
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Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug.
The people in South America have chewed and ingested coca leaves (Erythroxylon coca), the source of cocaine.
The purified chemical, cocaine hydrochloride, was isolated from the plant.
Cocaine acts by binding to the dopamine transporter thereby blocking the removal of dopamine from the synapse.
Dopamine then accumulates in the synapse to produce an amplified signal to the receiving neurons.
This is what causes the euphoria immediately after taking the drug.
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Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug. For thousands of years, people in South America have chewed and ingested coca leaves.
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