new energy drink called Cocaine. Since the first days on the market the drink has become very controversial. The public didn’t have a problem with the content of the new beverage‚ which is very similar to Red Bull or Monster. It was its’ name that people didn’t really feel quite right about. Redux Beverages’ CEO and inventor of Cocaine‚ Jamey Kirby thought that naming an energy drink after a dangerous narcotic was “a fun name”‚ the public‚ however‚ did not agree (“Cocaine drink claims” 2006). The
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Crack Cocaine and Corruption: The C.I.A’s involvement with the fall of the Black Panther Party and the African American Community LA Shelle E. Daisy History 97E Professor Hernandez November 13‚ 2012 The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland‚ California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15‚ 1966‚ and was dissolved in 1982 due to a crack cocaine epidemic of the African American community. The Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) involvement with the smuggling of crack cocaine
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and Transcaucasian countries Armenia 2011 Drug Group ATS ATS Cannabis-type Cannabis-type Cannabis-type Cocaine-type Hallucinogens Non-specified Opioids Opioids Opioids Opioids Opioids Opioids Opioids Opioids Prescursors Prescursors Sedatives and Tranquillizers Substances not under international control Drug Methamphetamine Amphetamine Cannabis oil Marijuana (herb) Hashish (resin) Cocaine salts Non-specified hallucinogens Non-specified Heroin Illicit morphine Opium Opium Prescription opioids Prescription
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allacademic.com/meta/p94999_index.html “Sentencing disparity: Crack Cocaine v Powdered Cocaine.” The Defenders Online. 27 May 2009. 16 Dec. 2009. http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/05/27/sentencing-disparity-crack-cocaine-v-powder-cocaine/ Sullivan‚ Kathleen M. and Gerald Gunther. Constitutional Law: 16th Ed. New York: Foundation Press‚ 2007. The Sentencing Project: Research and Advocacy for Reform. “Federal Crack Cocaine Sentencing.” 13 December 2009. http://www.sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/dp_crack_sentencing
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monumental figures that changed the human history through their brilliance in work. First‚ there are many similarities between the characters Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud. For example‚ both Holmes and Freud smoked tobacco preferably both tried cocaine while it was legal during the 19th century. While‚ Holmes used pipe for a way to get away from his problems‚ Freud smoked cigar for research and experiment. Both of the characters had deductive personalities‚ and were genius at their work. Through
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General Psychology STIMULANTS Definition of Stimulant Drugs Stimulant‚ any drug that excites any bodily function‚ but more specifically those that stimulate the brain and central nervous system. Stimulants induce alertness‚ elevated mood‚ wakefulness‚ increased speech and motor activity and decrease appetite. Their therapeutic use is limited‚ but their mood-elevating effects make some of them potent drugs of abuse. Stimulants are a class of psychoactive drug that increase activity in the
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200 November 20‚ 2001 Economics is Winning Bolivia’s Drug War A 1998 article from the New York Times reported that Bolivia was winning its war against drugs as a result of two factors that influence the market for coca‚ which is used to make cocaine. First‚ Bolivian soldiers raided a number of coca plantations and destroyed the crops. Second‚ Colombians began growing more of their own coca and‚ as a result‚ now buy less from Bolivia than in the past. I am proposing that the basic principles
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being an extremely addictive and dangerous narcotic‚ cocaine has some medicinal use. Cocaine has been used as a local anesthetic for eye and nasal surgery. Besides being an anesthetic‚ it also is a potent vasoconstrictor (constricts the blood vessels around the area where injected [eye or nose]). The vasoconstriction helps reduce bleeding and the systemic circulation of cocaine (into the heart‚ specifically). More recently‚ the use of cocaine as an anesthetic for eye and nasal surgery has diminished
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Drug Profile Paper Sherry Grant PSY/425 December 3‚ 2012 Mrs. Barbara Nosal Drug Profile Paper Drugs tend to have very different effects many of which can make them appealing and therefore lead to substance abuse. Every day on the news‚ in various media outlets‚ and often in our own lives we hear about a person that has fallen victim to an addiction of some sort. This paper is designed to explain the physiology and psychology of addiction while demonstrating the addictive potential of
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analysis of the Dr. Freud and surprises everyone after using clues to identify many of the Dr.’s personal and professional characteristics. Freud’s intelligence is likewise showcased when he is able to reveal the underlying cause of Holmes’ addiction to cocaine in the last paragraph of the story. Another similarity is that both characters are loners. Other than Dr. Watson‚ Holmes does not trust or allow others in his life. As for Dr. Freud‚ he is excluded from society and colleagues due to his radical
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