It is legal to use this drug in hospitals as an anesthetic. It numbs the mouth, eyes, rectum, and vagina. However, in most places it has been replaced with lidocaine, because there is less addiction and abuse potential with that drug. Common street names for cocaine are coke, snow, nose candy, crack, and rock. How Cocaine is Made and Used.
Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca plant, which is grown in South America.
It is processed and sold as a white powder. This is done in a fairly complex way. It takes over 200 lbs. of coca leaves to produce 2 lbs. of pure cocaine. Cocaine hydrochloride is a water-soluble, dry white powder usually inhaled through a thin tube that is inserted into the nostril. These are substances that resemble cocaine that are mixed with it.