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Cocaine is extracted
from the leaves of the coca bush. Cocaine and
crack cocaine are powerful and extremely addictive drugs.
Cocaine is primarily grown in Columbia, Peru and Bolivia
South America. Cocaine is classified as a Schedule II
drug, meaning it has a very high potential for abuse
and addiction. There are two primary forms of cocaine.
One is the powdery type. It is used for snorting up
the nose. The second is freebase, better known as crack
cocaine, used for smoking. A small percentage of cocaine
addiction is done intravenously. When cocaine is snorted,
the cocaine powder gets inhaled up into the nose where
it is readily absorbed into the bloodstream. Once cocaine
reaches the brain, dopamine gets released, stimulating
pleasurable feelings. Because it is a stimulant, cocaine
has always been a major party drug. Cocaine is easy
dealt on the streets because it is sold in small packets.
Crack cocaine, known as crack, is the term for the smokable
form of cocaine. Crack is the street name given to the
form of cocaine that has been processed into a smokable
substance. Smoking crack cocaine delivers large quantities
of the drug to the lungs, producing an immediate and
intense euphoric feeling. The rush, or high is usually
very intense, but does not last very long. The rocks
of crack cocaine are ignited in a crack pipe and the
ensuing vapors get deeply inhaled. Crack cocaine emerged
as a major drug of abuse in the past twenty to twenty-five
years. The term crack refers to the popping sound heard
when it is heated. Cocaine addiction or crack cocaine
addiction is usually identified with a person who is
compulsively seeking and using cocaine or crack cocaine,
despite the negative consequences. The physical signs
of cocaine abuse can vary, depending on the person.
For one, cocaine acts as an appetite suppressant so
cocaine abusers often aren't hungry and end up losing
considerable amounts of weight. Cocaine addicts often
go on binges, sometimes for several days. The path to
cocaine addiction can begin with occasional use only
at parties. Over time, a person's ability to choose
not to take the drug gradually erodes. Cocaine or crack
cocaine addiction becomes compulsive and addictive because
of the ensuing pleasurable feelings.
Cocaine Related Press Releases from the D.E.A.
SEP 12, 2007
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Cocaine |
SEP 5, 2007
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Mt. Vernon Man Sentenced On Crack Cocaine Charges |
APR 18, 2007
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Cocaine Cowboys-Rounded Up At Last |
APR 12, 2007
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Seven College Students In VA Arrested On Drug Distribution Charges |
MAR 13, 2007
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Over Quarter Million Dollars Worth Crack Cocaine Seized from North Sacramento Residential Neighborhood |
FEB 15, 2007
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Drug Impostor Nabbed |
DEC 6, 2006
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Coordinated Enforcement Operation Nets 1.5 Million Dollars and 297 Pounds of Cocaine |
NOV 17, 2006
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Two Charged in Connection with Seizure of 9 Tons of Cocaine |
NOV 9, 2006
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TIOGA County Cleans Up |
OCT 25, 2006
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Five arrested for distributing cocaine and methamphetamine |
OCT 23, 2006
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10 Charged in Connection with Meth & Cocaine Operation Based in Southern Chester County |
OCT 13, 2006
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Operation Hip Hop Takes Down Local Drug Dealers |
SEP 28, 2006
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Two FARC Associates Plead to Drug Conspiracy Charges |
SEP 28, 2006
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Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking |
SEP 19 , 2006
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Federal Investigation Dismantles Major Drug Organizations in Pacific Northwest |
SEP 19, 2006
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DEA Philadelphia Arrests Eight from Roger Ortega Drug Trafficking Organization
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SEP 8, 2006
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Former Guatemalan Senior Anti-Narcotics Officers Pleads Guilty |
AUG 31, 2006
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Major Central Valley Drug Trafficker Arrested in Operation “OO” |
JUN 12, 2006
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Major Drug Ring Dismantled in Seattle and Tacoma |
MAY 30, 2006
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Multi-Agency Investigation Busts Summit County Drug Trafficking |
MAY 24, 2006
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Operation Magnum Force Results in 23 Arrests in Palm Beach County |
MAY 17, 2006
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Three Islands, $70 Million in Assets Seized in DEA Drug Bust |
MAY 4, 2006
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Nineteen Indicted in Methamphetamine & Cocaine Conspiracy |
APR 21, 2006
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Indictment Charges President and Officers of Hells Angels |
APR 14, 2006
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"Operation Omnipresence" Results in Arrests and Multi-Million Dollar |
APR 7, 2006
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Mexican National Extradited to Oregon To Face Charges |
APR 4, 2006
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Police Officers and Airline Employee Arrested in Colombia |
MAR 22, 2006
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United States Charges 50 Leaders Of Narco-Terrorist FARC In Colombia |
MAR 6, 2006
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Rochester, N.Y. Drug Kingpin Extradicted From St. Kitts |
MAR 2, 2006
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Manhattan Federal Jury Convicts Belizean Drug Trafficker |
FEB 27, 2006
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High-Ranking Colombian Drug Traffickers Sentenced in Miami |
FEB 23, 2006
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Four Implicated in Shipment of Over 35 Kilograms of Cocaine |
FEB 8, 2006
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Members of Four Major Camden Area Cocaine Organizations Arrested |
JAN 19, 2006
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30 People Indicted for Involvement in St. Louis Drug Trafficking Network |
JAN 18, 2006
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DEA Takes Over 30 Guns And 200 Kilograms Of Cocaine Off The Streets |
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