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This solution gives information on the historical uses of cocaine, its reaction mechanism, cultural uses and current legal standpoint on the usage of cocaine. All references used are included.

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Cocaine and culture

Cocaine:
i) is one of the 11 classes of substance for abuse.
ii) it is a stimulant and in past centuries used in medicinal tonic/elixirs or food enhancers (ie. coca -cola)
iii) derived from a leaf of a coca bush
iv) impacts the brain immediately - creating euphoria, increased ...

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