Just Say No! A Profile Of Cocaine And It's Effects On Two Lives
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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 ga ....
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.... 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 brai ....
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