Cocaine

substance-use-prevention

Cocaine weight loss is common online, but the real story is pharmacological, not anecdotal. Cocaine is a potent central nervous system stimulant that increases energy expenditur...

Celebrity Profiles

Freddie Mercury’s relationship with cocaine is part of a broader pattern of recreational drug use among some in the music industry during the 1970s and 1980s. Well-documented...

Health

Cocaine’s intense vasoconstrictive effects reduce blood flow to the nasal tissues, which over time can lead to structural and functional damage. The nasal septum, cartilage, a...

substance-chemistry

A gram of cocaine powder typically can produce roughly 0.7 to 0.9 grams of crack cocaine in pure conversion, before losses. In practice, yields are often lower due to impurities...

substance-use

An ounce (28.35 grams) is a common wholesale and retail reference point in cocaine markets. Price per ounce reflects purity, form (powder vs crack), regional supply and demand,...

substance-use

Cocaine prices are shaped by production costs, transportation and distribution complexity, purity and product form, local competition, and enforcement actions that affect supply...

Substance Harm Reduction

Drug markets vary by region, product purity, and local economics, so composition is rarely consistent. Cocaine may be diluted with inert substances or, in some settings, with ot...

drugs-psychoactives

Freebase and crack are both processed forms of cocaine, but they differ in chemistry, physical form, routes of use, and pharmacokinetics. Below is a concise reference followed b...