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Cocaine. Cocaine (from French: cocaïne, from Spanish: coca, ultimately from Quechua: kúka) [ 13] is a tropane alkaloid that acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. As an extract, it is mainly used recreationally, and often illegally for its euphoric and rewarding effects.
The indicator is the "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed the drug at least once in the past year. According to a 2019 study, 5 Swiss cities ( St Gallen, Bern, Zurich, Basel and Geneva) were listed among top 10 European cities for cocaine use. [2] [3]
The legal status of cocaine varies worldwide. Even though many countries have banned the sale of cocaine for recreational use, some have legalized it for possession, personal use, transportation, and cultivation, while some have decriminalized it for certain uses. It is necessary to distinguish cocaine from coca leaves or the plant itself.
UN World Drug Report 2016. In Peru, coca-bush cultivation jumped 44% between 2000 and 2011. While cultivation fell 31% between 2011 and 2014 (back to 2000 levels), it still accounts for 32% of ...
A massive surge in cocaine production has flooded markets around the world, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Frequent use of hard drugs is one of the strongest indicators of a criminal career. Offenders who use drugs are among the most serious and active criminals, engaging in both property and violent crime. Early and persistent use of cocaine or heroin in the juvenile years is an indicator of serious, persistent criminal behavior in adulthood.
L'Absinthe, an 1876 portrait by Edgar Degas. Recreational drug use is the use of one or more psychoactive drugs to induce an altered state of consciousness, either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime. [ 1] When a psychoactive drug enters the user's body, it induces an intoxicating effect. [ 1]
Cocaine in the United States. United States CBP police inspect a seized shipment of cocaine. Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States behind cannabis, [1] and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [2] In 2020, Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine.