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In the ancient time the spoons were used to ingest psychotropic substances, [12] in the 18th century − tobacco, [13] in the 20th century − cocaine (the spoon is thus also known as a cocaine spoon or coke spoon). Some local statutes in the US treat this spoon as drug paraphernalia, defining it as a spoon that is too small and thus "unsuited ...
Crack cocaine can also be injected intravenously with the same effect as powder cocaine. However, whereas powder cocaine dissolves in water, crack must be dissolved in an acidic solution such as lemon juice (containing citric acid) or white vinegar (containing acetic acid), a process that effectively reverses the original conversion of powder ...
Chart of drug dependence potential and relationship between use and lethal dose [33] Chart of relative harmfulness of some psychoactive substances [32] Drug harmfulness is defined as the degree to which a psychoactive drug has the potential to cause harm to the user and is measured in several ways, such as by addictiveness and the potential for ...
“The special stagecraft of inhaling fake cocaine is that you go right in, and you actually just inhale nut powder — or lactose powder, which is what we use,” Feuerstein tells TVLine. The ...
Roasted coffee beans, a common source of caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant compound belonging to the xanthine class of chemicals naturally found in coffee, tea, and (to a lesser degree) cocoa or chocolate. It is included in many soft drinks, as well as a larger amount in energy drinks. Caffeine is the world's most widely used psychoactive drug ...
A man helped flood Florida and other states along the East Coast with 4,000 kilos of cocaine by hiding the drugs in coffee tables and other furniture, federal prosecutors said.
United States border patrol agents in Washington seized more than $1.1 million worth of cocaine near the Canadian border last week. Agents assigned to the Blaine Sector in Lynden, Washington found ...
On the other hand, possession of 500 grams of powder cocaine carries the same sentence. [16] [17] In 2010, the Fair Sentencing Act cut the sentencing disparity to 18:1. [19] In 2012, 88% of imprisonments from crack cocaine were African American. Further, the data shows the discrepancy between lengths of sentences of crack cocaine and heroin.