Experimentation with it was prevalent among the Romantic poets such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Percy Bysshe Shelley. But cocaine was something different again. Prior to 1860‚ the active ingredient in cocaine was only available in the form of natural coca leaves. The form in which the drug is chiefly used today occurred when the alkaloid present in coca‚ named cocaine by its discoverer‚ Dr Albert Niemann‚ was first isolated. It was then taken up medicinally‚ and used in herbal tonics such as
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The plant Erythroxylum Coca is one of 12 species in it the genus Erythroxylum. The Coca plant is probably most famous for the powerful drug Cocaine‚ which comes from its leaves. The plant was originally cultivated on the eastern slopes of the Andes mountain‚ by the Andean people that inhabited that area around 5400 years ago. There are traces of cocaine in mummies dating back to 3000 years ago when the Andean people used the Coca leaves for many traditional purposes. There has also been evidence
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with overfishing of the oceans is the possible a lack of supply. Although fish are considered a renewable resource‚ there must be enough members of that species available to reproduce. Question #10 When comparing a ban on trans-fat to a ban on cocaine the difference rests in the supply and enforcement of the two. Trans fat is produced and supplied in a regulated and controlled market where as illicit drugs are regulated by a cartel. The two different markets would explain which ban would be easier
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in 2000. That’s over three times as much as the government spends fighting drugs.[1] Today‚ the government spends hundreds of billions of dollars on the war on drugs. Most of our drugs are imported from Mexico and Columbia‚ mostly marijuana and cocaine. The war on drug is being dealt with by the government in many ways to slow the supply of drug being imported from these countries‚ harsher punishment for drug offenders and drug users and increased enforcement if anti-drug laws. These
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(Illegal)Drug Addiction A Research Paper Presented to: Maestro John In Partial Fulfilment Of the requirements In English IV Presented by: Marjorie Duran Table of Contents III. Introduction * What are the causes of drugs * Reasons why people are using Drugs * Reasons why people can’t stop using drugs IV-V. Facts and Topic Concept * Impact on demand (2000-2012) * Facts about using drugs VI. Survey content and data VII. Survey Questions and answers
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Why are named drugs used in sports? When we exercise‚ there is an increase in the blood flow which provides the muscles with a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients and all the toxic waste products are removed from the body by this metabolism. There are many instances where an athlete has used a drug to enhance the desired output in an unfair and illegal manner. Such a practice is termed as “doping”. Eventually in the long run‚ the effect of drug taking leads to other mental disorders and even
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differences of two of the largest growers and sellers in the drug trade: The Cali Cartel of Columbia and the Tijuana Cartel of Mexico. The Cali Cartel is the largest‚ richest‚ and most complex producers and distributors of cocaine. The cartel concentrates almost entirely in cocaine. Over time they have developed an extremely large and sophisticated distribution system and have generated an extraordinary amount of wealth. Because of their financial stability‚ they are able to buy planes‚ ships and
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struggling with the war on drug trafficking which has led to illegal acts involving cartel organization‚ manufacturing‚ distribution‚ trafficking and the addiction to drugs. It is estimated that $130 billion will be spent on cocaine alone at the end of 2015. 140 tons of cocaine is distorted yearly out of Latin America to Mexico‚ and around 80 tons to Europe. Dug trafficking starts with the manufacturing of drugs in countries with very lenient drug prohibition laws and/or little government supervision
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On September 14‚ 1986‚ President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan delivered their “Just Say No” address to the nation. Reagan warned parents against drug dealers who were “plot[ting]...to steal our children’s lives.” This speech came after several years of President Reagan’s administration’s War on Drugs that utilized the media and congressional and military action to reduce drug use. His administration created a “national crusade” that treated drug use as an attack on society that required
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Actus Reus and Mens Rea Actus reus and mens rea are two of the five elements of a crime that the prosecution may have to prove to get a conviction in a criminal case. Actus reus is the criminal act. Mens rea is the intent to commit the crime. In general‚ the more serious a crime is‚ the more important it is for the prosecution to prove that both a criminal act was committed and that there was criminal intent. These more serious crimes are also known as conduct crimes. Not surprisingly‚ conduct
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