Name: Zoha Rashid Date: 9-30-14
Periodic-als Molecule Profile
Molecule Selected: Cocaine
Why did you select this Molecule? Because it’s a very common drug that is used in the world and I don’t know that much about it and I wanted to know more.
How is this Molecule important/relevant to your life? It’s not, but very common and damaging to today’s society.
Facts Source 1
Source 1 Title: Cocaine Molecule
MLA Citation: "Get Facts About Cocaine." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
- Cocaine is crystalline tropane alkaloid.
- Cocaine is benzoylmethyl ecgonine
- Crack Cocaine is a derivative of cocaine hydrochloride
- Acts as a stimulant, appetite suppressant, and anesthetic
- Powdered cocaine is a fine white powder
- To increase profit, street cocaine is often cut with other substances so it may appear different
- Powdered Cocaine is most commonly snorted through the nose and will get you high in 3-5 minutes
- If the powder is mixed with water and injected into your body, you’ll feel the effects in only 15-30 seconds.
- Cocaine is used as a pain reliever
- Cocaine is used as an appetite suppressor which can cause weight loss
- Cocaine can cause extreme amounts of euphoria
- Cocaine increases levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is associated with pleasure and increased movement
- Cocaine is highly addictive
- Cocaine is derived from the Coca plant, a species from South America
- Cocaine has many street names such as nose candy, white boy, and devil’s dandruff
Facts Source 2
Source 2 Title: Drugs and Human Performance
MLA Citation: "Drugs and Human Performance FACT SHEETS - Cannabis / Marijuana ( D 9 -Cocaine." Drugs and Human Performance FACT SHEETS - Cannabis / Marijuana ( D 9 -Cocaine. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2014.
- Cocaine is disabling if used on a continual basis.
- Cocaine seen in movies is called Cocaine Hydrochloride and is a white powder substance.
- Cocaine is a CNS stimulant.
- Cocaine is shiny rather than dull in appearance.
- waxy or sometimes soapy to flaky solid chunks.
- Cocaine is used usually as a local anesthetic for ear, nose and throat surgery.
- Sometimes, coca leaves are chewed or brewed into a tea for refreshment.
- These leaves are also used in tea to relieve fatigue or other types of pain.
- Besides medical use, Cocaine can also be used as recreationally.
- Cocaine is used for increasing alertness.
- Cocaine is used for feeling stronger.
- Cocaine is also commonly abused for intense euphoric states.
- Can be rapidly absorbed by smoking, snorting, or injecting.
- Cocaine interferes deeply with dopamine, a chemical in our bodies.
- Dopamine is a chemical messenger that has to do with pleasure or movement.