This is Cocaine
Publisher: Sanctuary Publishing, Ltd.
Published: October 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781860744235
Subjects: Coping with drug & alcohol abuse; Drug addiction & substance abuse; Recovery; Health & Fitness; Self-Help; Health/Fitness; General; Reference
First sentence: For the best part of a century cocaine has been the music lover's drug of choice.
Description: Mankind has chewed it for thousands of years, has snorted and smoked it for centuries, and has now refined it to reach the brain in under four seconds. Its chemistry sustains Peruvian hill farmers and sharp-suited bankers alike, and it is the fastest growing recreational drug. The social and scientific arguments swirling around it get denser by the year. It brings euphoria and despair, obscene wealth and dire poverty. It knows no social barriers. Everything about it defies simple analysis. Frank and unbiased, this book looks at the drug's curious history, the world of drug lords and traffickers, and the politics of its production, and explains the science of cocaine addiction and its health implications.--From publisher description.