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[[Image:Coca.jpg‎|thumb|Coca Plant]]  

[[Image:Coca.jpg‎|thumb|Coca Plant]]  

'''Cocaine''' is highly addictive, illegal, and deadly drug, which destroys virtually everyone misguided enough to try it.  In many cases the only thing powerful enough to overcome the addiction is to turn one's life over to [[Jesus Christ]]. Cocaine was first used natives of South America who chewed the leaves of the coca plant, and then later isolated and purified for medical use as a local anesthetic.

'''Cocaine''' is a potent [[central nervous system]] (CNS) [[stimulant]] and tropane alkaloid. Cocaine was first used natives of South America who chewed the leaves of the coca plant, and then later isolated and purified for medical use as a local anesthetic.

Cocaine is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca), which is indigenous to the Andean highlands of South America. Natives in this region chew or brew coca leaves into a tea for refreshment and to relieve fatigue, similar to the customs of chewing tobacco and drinking tea or coffee.  

Cocaine is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca), which is indigenous to the Andean highlands of South America. Natives in this region chew or brew coca leaves into a tea for refreshment and to relieve fatigue, similar to the customs of chewing tobacco and drinking tea or coffee.