Write short notes on the topic 'Cocaine'.
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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 (Erythroxylon coca), the source of cocaine, for their stimulant effects.1,2The purified chemical, cocaine hydrochloride, was isolated from the plant more than 100 years ago. In the early 1900s, purified cocaine was the main active ingredient in many tonics and elixirs developed to treat a wide variety of illnesses and was even an ingredient in the early formulations of Coca-Cola®. Before the development of synthetic local anesthetic, surgeons used cocaine to block pain.1 However, research has since shown that cocaine is a powerfully addictive substance that can alter brain structure and function if used repeatedly.
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Note on Cocaine is described below :
Cocaine is also called as coca alkaloid. We get this drug from a coca plant which is named as Erythroxylum coca. This plant is mostly found in the country of South America.
The common name of this drug is coke, also known as crack. Excess use of this drug may lead to addiction. It has very powerful action on our CNS.
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