Chapter 6

Question 1

THE COCA LEAF

Answer 1

native to South America, Columbia
people began by chewing the coca leaf and was able to get small effects
In 1850, chemist were able to extract the cocaine for the coca leaves

Question 2

STIMULANTS

Answer 2

increase mood and decrease fatigue

Question 3

SIGMUND FREUD

Answer 3

the one who popularized the use of cocaine
first used it as a local anesthetic
later launched an act on cocaine abuse

Question 4

ERNST VON FLEISCHL-MARXOW

Answer 4

the first known cocaine addict in Europe

suffered from severe pain -> used morphine and it didn’t work so freud perscribed him cocaine

Question 5

MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN AMPHETAMINES AND COCAINE

Answer 5

amphetamines are synthetic
increase the release of dopamine and norepinephrine
Effects last 4-12 hours

cocaine is natural
block the reuptake of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin.
Effects last 20-80 minutes

Question 6

AMPHETAMINES

Answer 6

medical uses in the 1920's
used to treat heroin addiction
produces an incredible first high, but hard to reach again
used to treat: 
    cold/sinus problems
    obesity
    narcolepsy
    ADHD

Question 7

SPEED FREAKS

Answer 7

those who inject multiple doses each time
show personality changes:
they do bizarre things to get their drugs
once they stop using the crash -> hitting major depressive state

Question 8

STREET COCAINE

Answer 8

in the form of white powder
produced by combining a paste from coca leaves with HCl acid -> produces a salt
can be sniffed or snorted (slow absorption) -> add water solution for injection (likely to overdose)

Question 9

FREEBASE COCAINE

Answer 9

a mixture of street cocaine and ether
highly flammable
smoked-> inhaled vapor
absorbed quickly
gives an intense but short high

Question 10

CRACK COCAINE

Answer 10

AKA base
since it is flammable -> disolve cocaine in baking soda, boil of the water, when boiling off the water it makes a cracking sound

Question 11

CRIMINAL GROUPS

Answer 11

most of the crack comes from the Cartel’s in columbia

U.S. declares a war on drugs -> more than 2k were murdered

Question 12

CRACK HOUSE

Answer 12

where it is sold and smoked
the pinnacle of evil in our society
losts of murders and prostitution is done here

Question 13

PENALITIES

Answer 13

if found with 500MG of pure cocaine you can get up to 5 years
if found with 5G can get 5 years
suppliers get less of a sentance than the dealers

Question 14

METH

Answer 14

AKA ice
reappeared on the west coast and hawaii (where it is most prevalent)
used as a club drug
most common in Mexico
Combat Meth Epi Act (2006) the act helped control the making of it

Question 15

COCAINE BLUES

Answer 15

the body relies on cocaine to produce dopamine

once you come of cocaine the body no longer produces dopamine causeing depression

Question 16

STATE INDEPENDENT LEARNING

Answer 16

information that is learned in a drugged state is best when recalling it in the same state

Question 17

DOSAGES OF COCAINE

Answer 17

low - moderate is 50-60MG

Question 18

WHAT IS “RUSH”

Answer 18

after the first use you never get that same rush again