Weekly Dose: cocaine, the glamour drug of the ’70s, is making a comeback
- Written by Jason Ferris, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
In Australia, cocaine is most commonly snorted.Ralf Geithe/Shutterstock
Cocaine is derived from the leaves of the coca plant, which is native to Central America. For thousands of years, the leaves were used by the local inhabitants such as the Incas, who chewed or made them into a tea, because of the alertness and energy they provided.
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