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Cocaine

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Derived from the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca) Cocaine is a central nervous system stimulant that produces a euphoric feeling when dosages are high. It has a numbing effect when it comes into contact with skin or other tissue. It has been used medically for many years as a topical anesthetic and was a common additive in early medicines. Today, it has mostly dental applications and is rarely prescribed during minor oral surgery.

Slang terms: blow, yeah, ya-o, coke, nose candy, tute, booger sugar, snow

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