Cocaine and Crack

In modern times, the words cocaine and crack are common in news stories about major drug busts, illegal drug trafficking, and deadly overdoses. Yet these drugs are made from the leaves of cocoa plants, which grow naturally in abundance in South America, and pure cocaine has been used as an energy booster and pain reliever for thousands of years. Cocaine and Crack examines how cocaine became an illegal drug after many years of legal use in commercial products, and explains why crack was formulated in the 1980s to make a cheaper and more powerful version of the addictive drug. Information about these drugs' effects on the body and mind and advice on how to overcome addiction to them are also included.West, Krista is the author of 'Cocaine and Crack', published 2008 under ISBN 9780791097045 and ISBN 0791097048.