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Many of the therapeutic applications of raw, "natural" cocaine are now obsolete due to the development of safer drugs, either synthesized products from the natural coca extract or man-made using some of the natural products chemical components.

Many of the therapeutic applications of raw, "natural" cocaine are now obsolete due to the development of safer drugs, either synthesized products from the natural coca extract or man-made using some of the natural products chemical components.

Cocaine is a [[Schedule II]] drug in the [[United States]]. The chemical formula of cocaine is C₁₇H₂₁NO₄.<ref>http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=14717642</ref><ref>http://dict.die.net/c17h21no4/</ref><ref>http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=7th&navby=case&no=951747</ref>

Cocaine is a [[Schedule II]] drug in the [[United States]]. The chemical formula of cocaine is C₁₇H₂₁NO₄.<ref>http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=14717642</ref><ref>http://dict.die.net/c17h21no4/</ref><ref>http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=7th&navby=case&no=951747</ref> It is also banned in the United Kingdom, where it is a Class A drug<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/penalties-drug-possession-dealing Drugs penalties]</ref> though it is sometimes used as a topical anaesthetic in [[NHS]] hospitals in the form '''cocaine hydrochloride'''. It is decriminalised in some countries, such as Brazil Germany, Greece and Switzerland, and is legal for personal use in a number of South American countries including Columbia, Ecuador and Peru.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-where-cocaine-is-legal Countries Where Cocaine Is Legal 2025]</ref>

==Effects==

==Effects==