Cocaine

Cocaine stimulates the central nervous system and suppresses the appetite. It is derived from the leaves of the coca plant. A cocaine ‘high” is a euphoric sense of happiness and increased energy. Cocaine is used medicinally as a topical anesthetic used in eye, nose, and throat surgery. It is the chemical most frequently used recreationally for its mood-altering effect. Possession, cultivation, and distribution for non-medicinal and non-government sanctioned purposes is illegal throughout the world. Cocaine can be psychologically addictive.

The ancient Pre-Columbian societies in South American have known about the stimulating qualities of the coca leaf for centuries. Cocaine has been in use in Western countries since the 1800’s. Prior to 1906, trace amounts of cocaine were an ingredient in Coca-Cola.

Cocaine is not a drug that can be treated with the General Anesthesia Assisted Opiate Detoxification (GAAOD) treatment.