Cocaine is an addictive stimulant which increases dopamine, a neurotransmitter of some parts of the brain. The pure chemical substance, the cocaine clorhidrate, has been used since more than a hundred years in Western countries. The cocaine base paste is the mixture that hasn’t been yet neutralized by an acid to produce the salt. It is cheaper than cocaine clorhidrate, more addictive and causes fast and irreversible damage to consumers. It is the most popular way of consumption among middle to low and lower classes. Cocaine base is usually smoked and produces to the consumer mixed feelings of euphoria, panic and insomnia. Often, the addict has paranoid thoughts that result in panic attacks.
Salomon smokes cocaine base in room number 8 of the Mayo sector in San Pedro jail.
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An addict high on cocaine base and probably other drugs sits on Buenos Aires avenue.
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A homeless man high on cocaine base inhales glue or ether from a plastic bag in a quiet back street.
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A homeless teenager high on cocaine base has a panic attack, which is one of the common reactions.
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A teenager addicted to cocaine base takes pure cocaine in a street near Egino square. Pure cocaine is 4 times more expensive than cocaine base (1 gram of pure cocaine costs around 5 euros).
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A homeless teenager high on cocaine base sits on Buenos Aires avenue, next to two friends who are already asleep.
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A homeless teenager high on cocaine base and other drugs sits on Buenos Aires avenue.
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A teenager high on cocaine base stands in the market area of El Alto. He got into a fight the night before, but he doesn't remember it.
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A middle-aged male addict high on cocaine base sits, relaxed, on Buenos Aires avenue.
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Blasto S. stands in a room at the Telho pension which he shares with addicts who sleep there for one US dollar per night. Blasto comes from a rich family who rejected him after years of addiction. He has tried several rehabilitation programs, without success.
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