JUST SAY NO!
But say it loudly!!
A profile of cocaine and it's effects on two lives
Greek mythology tells of a young god, Morpheus, god of dreams.
Morpheus planted a special purple flower called the lotus. Soon the people of
the land smelled the sweet flowers and ate them. They immediately feel into
a deep and troubled sleep. From that day on, they awoke only long enough to
gather the lotus flowers and sleep again. Eventually they lost their strength
and willpower and wanted only to drift in and out of sleep.1 The story of the
lotus-eaters and similar tales from ancient times show us that drug use is not
new. Today this problem threatens all of our society. The worst, most deadly
of drugs, however, is cocaine. This report will talk about what cocaine is,
what it does to the human body, and two fantastic people who gave their lives
because of it.
Kurt Cobain (front) and Krist Novoselic (left) liv...
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Kurt Cobain: About a SonToday, over 5 million people use cocaine each month. Each day, 3,000
people try cocaine for the first time.2 Cocaine is a white powder made from
the leaves of the cocoa plant. Cocaine is first pressed to form a paste; then,
the paste is mixed with strong chemicals to make a white, powdery mixture.
Most cocaine comes from South America. It is estimated that about 400 tons
of cocaine is smuggled out of South America each year. Half of this cocaine
ends up on the streets of the United States.
Cocaine is a stimulant. That means that when it is used, it speeds up
the way the brain works. It causes the brain to send out too many electrical
signals that then get mixed up. Because the brain tells the heart how fast
and often to beat, using cocaine can make the heart pump so...