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Cocaine is a stimulant substance obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South America, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense.
What is a coca?
Coca is a plant. The leaves of the coca plant are the source of cocaine, which is an illegal that is used nasally, injected, or smoked for mind-altering effects.
Cocaine is also an FDA-approved Schedule II . This means cocaine can be prescribed by a healthcare provider, but the process is strictly regulated.
What happens when you smoke coca leaves?
The smoking of coca paste causes four distinct successive phases of mental disorder: euphoria, dysphoria, hallucinosis and paranoid psychosis. It can produce severe intoxication, prolonged or relapsing psychosis and, in some cases, end of life.
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