Cocaine, also known as benzoylmethylecgonine or coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug. It is commonly snorted, inhaled, or injected into the veins. Mental effects may include loss of contact with reality, an intense feeling of happiness, or agitation. Physical symptoms may include a fast heart rate, sweating, and large pupils. High doses can result in very high blood pressure or body temperature. Effects begin within seconds to minutes of use and last between five and ninety minutes. Cocaine has a small number of accepted medical uses such as numbing and decreasing bleeding during nasal surgery.
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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References
1 2 3 4 D. R. Lide (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 89th edition. CRC press.
"Cocaine" is a song written and recorded in 1976 by JJ Cale, who was until then a little known country blues singer with a particular relaxed style. Both Cale and the song became famous when a cover version was recorded by Eric Clapton. The song was featured in the 2004 film Starsky & Hutch, and in the 2005 films Lord of War and Bad News Bears.
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Eric Clapton version
Glyn Johns, who had previously worked with The Who, Faces, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones, produced the Clapton recording, which was released on the 1977 album Slowhand and as a single in 1980. The live version of "Cocaine", from the Just One Night album recorded in Tokyo, charted on the Billboard Hot 100 as the B-side of "Tulsa Time", which was a No. 30 hit in 1980. "Cocaine" was one of several of Cale's songs recorded by Clapton, including "After Midnight" and "Travelin' Light". AllMusic critic Richard Gilliam calls the latter "among [Clapton's] most enduringly popular hits" and notes that "even for an artist like Clapton with a huge body of high-quality work, 'Cocaine' ranks among his best."
And when my soul starts to bleed I need my weed The future ain't hard to see On my L.S.D. Sure it's my free will When I take my pill And right before I go insane
Mark Le Sage had to give up his career as a nurse due to injuries sustained in the crash which happened hours after former Casualty actress Amanda Mealing had taken cocaine ... .
Casualty and Holby City star Amanda Mealing has admitted to driving after taking cocaine and has been banned from driving for 22 months while also needing to pay �485 in fines ... .
A Ghanaian woman, who arrived from Qatar, was arrested after officials discovered 3 kg of high-purity cocaine in her possession.According to sources, the woman was intercepted based on intelligence inputs.
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The presence of cocaine in Tarragona’s wastewater remains the second highest of cities in Europe, only after Antwerp, according to the latest data published by the EuropeanDrugsAgency (EUDA).
The nurse who was knocked unconscious when Casualty actress Amanda Mealing ploughed into his car while high on cocaine said he considers himself lucky to be alive ... Heartbreaking reasons why actress crashed her car into a nurse while high on cocaine.