...The Outside Drug: Cocaine in the US Page Break Michael Moss once said, “Some of the largest companies are now using brain scans to study how we react neurologically to certain foods, especially to sugar. They've discovered that the brain lights up for sugar the same way it does for cocaine.” Cocaine is a common party drug for young adults and a severely addictive drug for offenders. America’s battle with substance abuse has yet to calm down, it is important for people to recognize the power of the correct treatment and the lack of the treatment in the American society. For years, people have searched for way to stop cocaine from getting into America meanwhile, they have yet to find out how to treat the ones who already use the drugs. It is important to understand the approvals and disapprovals that cocaine had throughout the decades of being in America....
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...Crack is a drug that is an epidemic in society. Cities of all nations and backgrounds can become a victim of the ever growing problem and devastation of using crack cocaine. Crack cocaine gives the brain such a stimulant that please the users, but it also be highly hazardous. The result of using the drug produces short and long term effects and many family and social results. It does not matter a person’s race, if they are rich or poor; even though those of poverty and African American are the one who have been affected the most. Having coca leaves go far back over three thousand years ago. The crystalized form of cocaine, which is better known as crack evolved during the 1970’s and during the mid-1980 the use became wide spread. Crack cocaine...
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...There are four ways cocaine can be taken; orally, snorted, injected or smoked. The intensity and duration of cocaine’s effects depend on the way it is administered. Injected or smoking cocaine delivers the drug rapidly into the bloodstream and the brain causing a quicker and stronger but shorter duration compared to snorting. The high duration from snorting cocaine last approximately 15 to 30 minutes and the high duration from smoking last approximately 5 to 10 minutes. (Drugs and Society, p. 330). Unfortunately, cocaine dependence continues to be a huge public health problem in the United States and the treatment is limited. Since the widespread abuse of cocaine has encouraged extensive efforts to develop treatment programs. Treatment of...
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...The effects of cocaine are more than just physical and mental. Over time, it can effect every aspect of the family's life. From ruining the financial health of the family to making relationships difficult, cocaine causes significant problems in the home. As the addiction continues, it only becomes more difficult to mitigate the effects of cocaine use. The Immediate Effects of Cocaine Early on in the addiction, husbands and wives may not realize that a problem exists. Partners often try to hide their addiction, so it is difficult to find out about the problem until later on. Physically, the effects of cocaine happen almost immediately. A small amount of cocaine cause the user to be extremely energetic, alert, euphoric and talkative. If a spouse has an addiction, the only noticeable thing at first may be a sensitivity to touch, sight and sound. When they are using, they may no longer need sleep or food. A husband or wife may seem suddenly talkative and...
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...could be concluded that because technology is expanding and social media accounts are increasing, we are the ones to blame. Materialism doesn’t satisfy psychological needs, but leaves a person empty and even more dissatisfied. In the 1980s cocaine was frequently used by youth because it was highly addictive and of how cheap it was and dealers were making a huge profit. Naturally, numerous greedy dealers raised the prices in order to try to make a better profit, so much so that they raised the price to $600 a gram. Some could not adapt to the rising prices so they resorted to cheaper drugs such as meth, marijuana and LSD where prices stood around $200-400 for marijuana and $90 per gram of meth (Sachs). The sole reason prices skyrocketed was...
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...of them fall into following these three categories: oral, injection, or inhalation. Amphetamine is usually administered through oral, insufflation, injection, or rectal. Oral administration of amphetamine is the only route used in the therapeutic setting, however is also very common as a method of recreational use. Cocaine is either snorted, swallowed, injected, or smoked. If 100 mg of cocaine is snorted, somewhere in between 15 and 30 minutes is plateau dose. Crack cocaine, which makes a crackling sound when heated, is considered to be more highly and more quickly addictive than snorted cocaine. Unlike the other stimulants with lots of methods in administration, nicotine is mainly administered by only smoking. The threshold dose of nicotine is 0.2 - 0.3 mg. In addition, since caffeine is mainly distributed through food, such as coffee and chocolates, method of administration of caffeine is usually oral. Threshold dose of caffeine is 10 - 20 mg. In addition, the effects from an oral dose of amphetamine appear within 15 to 60 minutes and peak within 2 to 3 hours. After that, the effects start to decline shortly. The second half of the amphetamine is released...
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...The known white powder of this cocaine has its origins in the leaves from the South American coca plant. The leaves freely used by the Mayans for their generous qualities became known in Europe after the Spanish conquest of this continent. Described as a partisan, cocaine can be consumed in many ways, whether it's smoking, injecting into the nerves or so-called nose sniffing. No matter how it is consumed, its effects of the same addictive drug are the same. However, we know that no less than 90% of people who use it do so occasionally; these are the only 10% of known siblings or its users at a frequency equal to or greater than once a week. Effects of cocaine addiction: In the short term, the effects of cocaine addict feeling on the body are excessive irritability, excitability to extreme agitation, uncontrollable and difficulty sleeping. In the following state, the cocaine addict...
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...Psychology 9/16/15 Prof. Becofsky Three Well-Thought-Out Paper Ideas 1. How did cocaine become so popular in America as well as its direct effect to brain function? Cocaine has been a major drug in the United States since the mid 1970s and it has gotten even popular this day in age. I’ve always been curious to as why cocaine addicts are addicted to cocaine. Why can’t they just stop? Why do they start in the first place? No one just wakes up in the morning and says, “I’m going to be a cocaine addict today.” I want to see the affects cocaine has on the brain that make this drug such a popular and dependable stimulant. In my research paper I will answer these questions and go in depth with what cocaine does to the brain as well as the history of cocaine abuse in the United States. I will show examples of cocaine use as well as the health hazards associated with this stimulate and what exactly happens in the brain with these individuals. 2. Schizophrenia such a dangerous/critical mental illness for the lives of children? Schizophrenia has always been a major topic when talking about psychological/mental illnesses. I’ve always been curious in learning about Schizophrenia and how someone starts showing the symptoms for this particular illness. I took a psychology course in high school and we went into depth with Schizophrenia so I am pretty aware of this situation. In my research paper I will explain and go into depth with what exactly schizophrenia really...
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...1.Now most cocaine is grown in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia but once it hits the united states its cut down or diluted with ingredients such as lactose so they can distribute more and make more. 2.The Organization of American States estimated that the revenue for cocaine sales in the U.S. was $34 billion in 2013. 2.Research presented this weekend reinforced previous findings that 90 percent of paper money circulating in U.S. cities contains traces of cocaine. 2.Estimates on how much money is sent south each year range from $10 to 30 billion. Processed cocaine is available in Colombia for $1500 dollars per kilo and sold on the streets of America for as much as $66,000 a kilo 1.•The primary way that cocaine enters the United States is via the border between the U.S. and Mexico (65% of all cocaine that comes in does so at the Southwestern U.S border). 1.•The Colombians control the bulk of the cocaine trade in major cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Miami. •1.Mexican drug cartels have started to run and produce cocaine themselves (and not as “middlemen” for the Colombians) and now control the drug trade in major Western U.S. cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco. •1.Despite the best efforts of the Unites States’ “War on Drugs”, the cost of cocaine is lower than ever and the availability is greater than it was 25 years ago. http://www.michaelshouse.com/cocaine-addiction/cocaine-trafficking/ References: http://www.cnn...
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...I Population Defined This paper will cover briefly a multidimensional analysis of pregnant women and cocaine use. This paper will explore how women, particularly pregnant women can be challenged by cocaine use. There will be A review of the literature and policies that impact this population. In history, women have been making strides against oppression and discrimination in health, social welfare, policy and many other areas of life (Eisenberg,1998). For purposes of this paper, inner urban cities will be discussed as it impacts pregnant women. To date, gender and issues of equality remain at the forefront. Advocacy organizations like Planned Parenthood, advocate for reproductive health care for women. Certain cultural practices, prohibit...
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...Overview of Cocaine Jasmine Wright Research Paper Professor Suh It is a Friday night and your roommates at your dorm invite you to a dorm party. Instead of finishing your homework you decide to join them and put the homework off for tomorrow. You tell yourself that you wont be out so late and that you had a long week so why not. As you arrive to the party, there are girls kissing up on boys as they take shots. You tell yourself that you would not participate because your parents did not grow you up in that kind of manner. As the night passes, your roommates pressure you into taken a shot of tequila. Eventually, one shot turns into two and then three. Until, the shots are not enough. Your roommate turns to and says, “Try this”. She passes you a little “baggy” of a white powder substance. You ask, “What is it?” She replies, “ it’s coke, you’ll love it.” You take the rolled up bill from her hand and you try your first line of coke. At that moment, you fell in love and life was no longer the same. Cocaine became prevalent in 5,000 B.C. of the Inca Empire in Peru. It is derived from cocoa plants were they would chew the leaves and extract the cocoa from it. It effect can be increased by adding calcified lime to raise the alkalinity which improves the effect of cocaine. This would be of assistance to them when they had to travel great distances due it increasing their endurance and strength. Eventually, the demand for cocaine grew high in the field of medicine. A surgeon, Halsted...
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...Introduction On the topic of crack and cocaine and the mandatory minimums that come along with those drugs in term of jail sentences, our group had a lot to say about the issue. The purpose of this essay is to give my specific ideas and thoughts given the multitude of topics presented by the issue. I will give my expert opinion on the topic of mandatory minimums, some lessons learned about the topic, and some of the most valuable information towards legislation regarding this topic. With so much to say about the topic, I will start with my expert conclusion of the subject. Expert conclusion The policy that my group researched was the topic of Crack vs Cocaine in regard to the mandatory minimum sentences that come along with possession of...
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...head: DRUG PROFILE PAPER Drug Profile Paper Sherita Brown Axia College of UOP Drug Profile Paper In this paper I will examine abused substances and their various effects; I will also explain the psychology and Physiology of drug addiction. Addiction begins as a high, as an illusion of being in control, but it eventually turns on the individual. The results are pathological relationships to a mood altering experience that brings negative, life destructive consequences. People become addicted to drugs due to a combination of factors. For example, genetic factors: some people may inherit a vulnerability to the addictive properties of drugs, meaning that the risk of substance use disorders is higher for individuals who have close relatives with substance abuse disorders (www.drugpolicy.org). The environment is another factor, for example, the home; neighborhood or community where people live has an influence on whether or not an individual develops a substance abuse problem. Additionally, research shows that more than half of people with substance problems also have mental health issues such as anxiety or depression. We can become addicted to anything that alters the consciousness and alters the mood. Psychological characteristics of an addict are more impulsive and more lacking in impulse control, they are inclined to act in accordance with their mood of the moment and tend not to plan for the future. The most common illegal stimulant is cocaine and amphetamines;...
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...National Institute on Drug Abuse about six million people over the age 12 have used cocaine at least once in the past year.” Our text book stated : “Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs available to teenagers and along with the amphetamines are powerful psychostimulant that markedly affect mental functioning and behavior. These drugs augment the action of several neurotransmitters, the most important is dopamine. “( text book) Cocaine is a purified extract from the leaves of the Erythroxylum coca bush. Different chemical processes produce the two main forms of cocaine: Powdered cocaine: commonly known on the street as “coke” or “blow” dissolves in water. Users can snort or inject powdered cocaine .Crack cocaine: commonly known on the street as “crack: or “ rock” is made by chemical process that leaves it in its “freebase” form, which can be smoked. One of the most risky effects of teenage cocaine use is that the body can develop a tolerance to the drug, and the user needs increasingly larger doses of the drug to achieve the same feeling. This can increase the chance of an overdose, as the user takes successively greater amounts of cocaine in an effort to get high. In certain cases, first time users of cocaine have suffered from sudden death, the possibility of which dramatically increases when alcohol is simultaneously consumed. The objective of this paper is to discuss the symptom of the abuse in teenagers, the degree that the substance...
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...DRUG TRAFFICKING 1. Marijuana and Cocaine Trafficking in the United States DRUG TRAFFICKING 2. This research paper is on Marijuana and Cocaine trafficking in the United States. It is a very interested topic to learn about. There are several people who’s in prison for drug trafficking. This research will define the problems with drug trafficking, it will also explain who it affects and how it affects them. Drug trafficking in the United States can go far and wind. “It is the commercial exchange of drugs and drug paraphernalia. This excludes any equipment used to manufacture illegal drugs or use them,” (Jessica Cook, ehow.com 2011). One of the largest problems that drug trafficking creates is the financial cost on society; for example in 2002 drug related cost society were estimated at $180.9 billion, which is divided between various cost like health care and productivity lose according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Cocaine and Marijuana both brings an increase in violence and criminal activities, even though the level of violence associated with Cocaine trafficking does not compare to the rampant violence of the 1980s when the crack epidemic was at its worst. Drug trafficking can also lead to death both directly and indirectly. In fact between 1991 and 2000, 33 of our officers were killed during drug related operations. In 1993-1997 the F.B.I. details that on an average...
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