Part one of term paper
Why use ? This is a question that perplexes many doctors of medicine and psychology. As an ex user, I feel that this topic is one that I have a personal interest in. I will start by defining what is. is a colorless or white crystalline powder extracted from coca leaves, occasionally used in medicine as a local anesthetic especially for ...

Part two of term paper
... the alkaloid. The higher in elevation, the more is produced. The coca plant is resistant to drought and disease and needs no irrigation. Only two of the seventeen species yield sufficient levels of the alkaloid to justify mass cultivation for processing into . These two species, cultivated primarily in Peru, Bolivia, and Columbia, supply the world’s . It also can be harvested four times a year. Coca leaves have been used before recorded history by South American Indians, so the knowledge is ...