Publisher's Synopsis
Cocaine is an exciting psychoactive substance extracted from a plant that grows in the Andes, Coca. It acts on the brain influencing energy, memory, alertness, mood, pleasure. The use of cocaine dates back to 2000 BC, it is in the nineteenth century that cocaine reaches very large proportions of use. Following the awareness of the damage caused by this substance, in 1914 it was outlawed. This book analyzes all aspects of the "white powder", including the lesser-known ones.
