Just Say No! A Profile Of Cocaine And Its Effects On Two Lives Essay

Just Say No A Profile Of Cocaine and Its Effects On Two LivesGreek mythology tells of a young perfection, Morpheus, god of dreams. Morpheusplanted a special purple flower called the lotus. Soon the people of the landsmelled the sweet flowers and ate them. They immediately feel into a deep and affect sleep. From that day on, they awoke only long enough to gather thelotus flowers and sleep again. Eventually they lost their strength andwillpower and wanted only to drift in and out of sleep.1 The story of thelotus-eaters and similar tales from ancient times show us that drug use is notnew. Today this problem threatens all of our society. The worst, most perniciousof 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 livesbecause of it.Today, over 5 million people use cocaine each month. Each day, 3,000people try cocaine for the first time.2 Cocaine is a white powder made from theleaves of the cocoa plant. Cocaine is first press to form a paste then, thepaste is mixed with strong chemicals to make a white, powdery mixture. Mostcocaine comes from South America. It is estimated that about 400 heaps ofcocaine is smuggled out of South America each year. Half of this cocaine endsup on the streets of the United States.Cocaine is a stimulant. That means that when it is us...