: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C17H21NO4 obtained from coca leaves that is used especially in the form of its hydrochloride medically as a topical anesthetic and illicitly for its euphoric effects and that may result in a compulsive psychological need
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The causes for the spike are complex but largely revolve around cocaine.
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Regina Garcia Cano and Gabriela Molina, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Jost also addressed how Trump suggested that Biden was on cocaine during his State of the Union address last month–the same speech where Biden’s performance was widely seen as refuting right-wing criticisms of the president as lacking stamina.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
Ecuador has been fighting a surge in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling over booming traffic in cocaine headed from Colombia to Europe and South America.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The drugs Prince Harry admitted to using that spurred this moral outrage are widely consumed in America — cannabis (42.3 million), hallucinogens (2.3 million), and cocaine (2.0 million).
—Giorgi Minasovi and Jonathan Jk Stoltman, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
Hill is charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of marijuana in the second degree.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
In the exchanges for them, Moscow got arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S., and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, given a 20-year prison term in the U.S. for cocaine trafficking.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Upon testing, officers determined the substances were cocaine and edibles.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
According to prosecutors, correctional officers found Collazo-Prieto with more than 50 grams of cocaine, divided among 21 plastic baggies, and one larger, unsealed plastic bag, also containing cocaine during a routine search at the correctional institution.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Regina Garcia Cano and Gabriela Molina, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Jost also addressed how Trump suggested that Biden was on cocaine during his State of the Union address last month–the same speech where Biden’s performance was widely seen as refuting right-wing criticisms of the president as lacking stamina.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
Ecuador has been fighting a surge in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling over booming traffic in cocaine headed from Colombia to Europe and South America.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The drugs Prince Harry admitted to using that spurred this moral outrage are widely consumed in America — cannabis (42.3 million), hallucinogens (2.3 million), and cocaine (2.0 million).
—Giorgi Minasovi and Jonathan Jk Stoltman, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
Hill is charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of marijuana in the second degree.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
In the exchanges for them, Moscow got arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S., and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, given a 20-year prison term in the U.S. for cocaine trafficking.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Upon testing, officers determined the substances were cocaine and edibles.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
According to prosecutors, correctional officers found Collazo-Prieto with more than 50 grams of cocaine, divided among 21 plastic baggies, and one larger, unsealed plastic bag, also containing cocaine during a routine search at the correctional institution.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
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cocaine
noun
co·caine
kō-ˈkān 
ˈkō-ˌkān
: a bitter habit-forming drug obtained from coca leaves and used in medicine to deaden pain and illegally to stimulate the central nervous system
Medical Definition
cocaine
noun
co·caine
kō-ˈkān, ˈkō-ˌ
: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C17H21NO4 obtained from coca leaves that is used medically especially in the form of its hydrochloride C17H21NO4·HCl as a topical anesthetic and illicitly for its euphoric effects and that may result in a compulsive psychological need
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