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Cocaine
Street terms for cocaine: blow, nose candy, snowball, tornado,
wicky stick1
What are the different forms of cocaine?
How is cocaine used?
Crack cocaine is usually smoked.2
Who uses cocaine?
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Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit drug in the
United States.
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About 10 percent of Americans over the age of 12 have tried
cocaine at least once in their lifetime, about 2 percent have
tried crack, and nearly one percent is currently using cocaine.3
How does cocaine get to the United States?
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The United States-Mexico border is the primary point of entry
for cocaine shipments being smuggled into the United States.
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Organized crime groups based in Colombia control the worldwide
supply of cocaine.4
How much does cocaine cost?
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Cocaine prices depend upon the purity of the product.
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In 2001, cocaine purity declined by 8 percent, from 86 percent
pure in 1998 to a 78 percent pure in 2001. The decrease in
purity indicates a decrease in the supply of cocaine in the
United States.5
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Cocaine remained low and stable, which suggests a steady supply
to the United States.
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Nationwide, prices ranged from $12,000 to $35,000 per kilogram.6
What are some consequences of cocaine use?
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Cocaine is powerfully addictive.7
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Smoking crack can cause severe chest pains with lung trauma and
bleeding.8
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The mixing of cocaine and alcohol create cocaethylene while
increasing risk of sudden death.9
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Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or
seizures followed by respiratory arrest.10
Detection of Cocaine in
Urine
Cocaine is one of the most
abused drugs in the United States. Isolated in 1859 and brought
to attention through a series of papers by Dr. Sigmund Freud,
cocaine was subsequently adopted as a useful topical anesthetic.
Its non prescriptive use was illegalized by the Harrison Act of
1914.
Pharmacological Effects
Generally, 50-100 mg of cocaine is necessary for intranasal
"snorting" associated with a "high". Cocaine injected
intravenously is often mixed with heroin, referred to as "speed
balling". Cocaine, in the form of a very pure free base, "crack"
is smoked in a pipe. The more direct and concentrated the route
of administration, the faster habituation occurs. Euphoric
feelings produced by cocaine eventually give way to depression,
paranoia, habituation, and other dysfunctions. Primates
(monkeys), given the choice between cocaine and food, have died
while continuously choosing cocaine. Clearly a dangerous drug,
cocaine is not a cheap or easy high, has serious addictive
properties, and societal consequences.
Laboratory Methods
Cocaine and its primary metabolite benzoylecgonine are routinely
detected by a variety of laboratory techniques. TOX.NET
LABORATORIES utilizes the immunoassays for initial screening
with confirmation of positives by gas chromatography/mass
spectrometry (GC/MS).
Cutoff and Detection Post
Dose
The initial screening cutoff level is 300 ng/ml for cocaine and
its metabolite benzoylecgonine. Use of cocaine for euphoria may
result in positive urines above this level for 48-72 hours post
dose. Longer times will be observed in the habituated person
using large quantities. The GC/MS cutoff level is 150 ng/ml.
 Declining
Cocaine Purity Levels Are a Step in the Right Direction
Purity levels of Colombian cocaine are declining, according to
an analysis of samples seized from traffickers and bought from
street dealers in the United States. The purity level has
declined by eight percent, from 86 percent in 1998, to 78
percent 2001.
Law
Enforcement Deals Major Blow to Crack Organizations
North Charleston Drug Dealers Taken Off the Street
The DEA has announced the indictment and arrest of 19 persons
involved in multiple large scale crack cocaine distribution
organizations in North Charleston, South Carolina. In addition
to the 19 subjects who were indicted on federal drug charges, an
additional 11 persons involved with these organizations were
charged with violations of the drug laws of South Carolina. The
indictments and arrests are the result of an 8-month cooperative
law enforcement effort.
North
Charleston Mayor Keith Summey stated "We are very pleased that
the Drug Enforcement Administration recognized our need for
assistance to rid our streets of drug traffickers. Today's
events are the culmination of many months of our combined
efforts. With DEA's further assistance in addressing the demand
for drugs we will now return to these communities to begin the
process of rebuilding them."
How To Pass A Drug Urine Test For
Cocaine.
Learn Detection Times and Cut Off Levels:
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How long the drugs will be detectable depends on which resource
you consult. We have provided a list of conservative
Drug Detection Times provided by
the manufactures of the drug tests.
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For the cutoff levels of commonly abused drugs and more about
drug testing take a look at
Drug Testing Cutoff Levels.
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