Question

Cocaine (C₁₇H₂₁O₄N) is a natural substance found in coca leaves, which have been used for centuries as a local anesthetic and stimulant. Illegal cocaine arrives in the United States either as the pure compound or as the hydrochloride salt (C₁₇H₂₁O₄NHCL). At 25°C, the salt is very soluble in water (2.50 kg/L), but cocaine is much less so (1.70 g/L).

Answer 1

Cocaine is a stimulant substance obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South America, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense.

What is a coca?

Coca is a plant. The leaves of the coca plant are the source of cocaine, which is an illegal that is used nasally, injected, or smoked for mind-altering effects.

Cocaine is also an FDA-approved Schedule II . This means cocaine can be prescribed by a healthcare provider, but the process is strictly regulated.

What happens when you smoke coca leaves?

The smoking of coca paste causes four distinct successive phases of mental disorder: euphoria, dysphoria, hallucinosis and paranoid psychosis. It can produce severe intoxication, prolonged or relapsing psychosis and, in some cases, end of life.

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