Month: March 2019

Stimulant Pharmacokinetics

Posted on March 27, 2019

Stimulating drugs can be introduced into the body and absorbed in different ways, and accordingly have different strength and duration of action. Cocaine, amphetamines and

Amphetamines

Posted on March 19, 2019

After Harrison’s law, cocaine consumption in America began to decline, but a new stimulant, amphetamine, soon appeared on the scene. This is a class of

Early use of cocaine

Posted on March 15, 2019

The further history of cocaine is very curious. It was attended by one young Viennese doctor who needed some kind of discovery to gain recognition.

Cocaine and Incas

Posted on March 11, 2019

Drug use dates back to prehistoric times. The Incas, who lived on the territory of modern Peru and Bolivia, apparently adopted the custom of chewing

Coca leaves

Posted on March 7, 2019

High in the Andes Mountains of Peru and Bolivia, a low shrub grows, which is called a tree or coca bush (Eryhoxylum coca). From the