Cocaine

Pure cocaine was first used in the 1880s in eye, nose, and throat surgeries as an anesthetic and for its ability to constrict blood vessels and limit bleeding. However, many of its therapeutic applications are now obsolete because of the development of safer drugs. More

Frequently Asked Questions

• How long can a drug be detected in one's system? 
• Where can I find data on drug-related deaths?
  

Publications

• Cocaine Smuggling in 2006
• Coca Cultivation in the Andean Region for 2006
• InfoFacts: Crack and Cocaine

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Common street terms for cocaine include:

• Blow
• C
• Marching powder
• Nose candy

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