Cocaine Facts
Cocaine Facts: Street terms for cocaine include coke, blow, nose candy, snowball,
tornado, and wicky stick
Cocaine Facts: Cocaine comes as a white crystalline powder and "Crack" or "rock" cocaine
is an off-white, chunky material
Cocaine Facts: Powder cocaine is generally snorted or dissolved in water and
injected, crack cocaine is usually smoked
Cocaine Facts: Cocaine is the second most common illicit drug in the United States
Cocaine Facts: About 10% of Americans over the age of 12 have tried cocaine at
least once in their lifetime, about 2 percent have tried crack, and nearly one
percent is currently using cocaine
Cocaine Facts: The United States-Mexico border is the primary point of entry
for cocaine shipments being smuggled into the United States
Cocaine Facts: Organized crime groups based in Colombia control most of the worldwide
supply of cocaine
Cocaine Facts: Cocaine prices depend upon the purity of the product
Cocaine Facts: In 2001, cocaine purity declined by 8%, from 86% pure in 1998
to a 78% pure in 2001 (The decrease in purity indicates a decrease in the supply
of cocaine in the United States)
Cocaine Facts: Nationwide, prices ranged from $12,000 to $35,000 per kilogram
Cocaine Facts: Cocaine is powerfully addictive
Cocaine Facts: The mixing of cocaine and alcohol creates cocaethylene in the
body which increases risk of sudden death
Cocaine Facts: Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or
seizures followed by respiratory arrest
Cocaine Facts: Cocaine is classified as a Schedule 2 Controlled Substance under
the federal Controlled Substances Act and is illegal in most circumstances
Cocaine Facts: In Texas, 200-300 cocaine overdose deaths are reported each year
Cocaine Facts: The number of Americans that use cocaine weekly has remained steady
at around a half million since 1983 according to the 1993 Household Drug Survey;
582,000 (0.3% of the population)
were frequent cocaine users in 1995 (frequent
meaning use on 51 or more days during the past year)
Cocaine Facts: Cocaine raises body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure
Cocaine Facts: Young, single people are the most frequent users of cocaine with
male users outnumbering female users two to one
Cocaine Facts: Adults 18 to 25 years old have a higher rate of current cocaine
use than those in any other age group
Cocaine Facts: Cocaine is a drug extracted from the leaves of the coca plant
(Erythroxlon coca) which grows in South America
Cocaine Facts: 90% of Cocaine users smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol, or used
marijuana before trying cocaine
Cocaine Facts: It is estimated that 22 to 25 million people have tried Cocaine
at least once
Cocaine Facts: Conservative estimates indicate that there are over two million
cocaine addicts in the United States today
Cocaine Facts: On the street, pure Cocaine is diluted or "cut" with
other substances to increase the quantity, and thereby increase the profits
of its sellers
Cocaine Facts: Pure cocaine was first used in the 1880’s as a local anesthetic
in eye, nose, and throat surgeries because of its ability to provide anesthesia
as well as to constrict blood vessels and limit bleeding
