Although cocaine use became widespread in the 19th century once it was synthesized into cocaine hydrochloride salts, ...

A study of individuals with cocaine use disorder found that, when given the option, those with a thicker insula region in the ...

Colombia's national potential cocaine output and the amount of cocaine produced per hectare are growing, thanks to highly-productive coca strains, even as crop area shrinks. (% change) Net coca ...

A drug that stimulates the central nervous system, cocaine is made from the leaves of the coca plant in South America. While ...

Today coca leaves are harvested as an essential ingredient of the illegal, but highly lucrative, production of cocaine. Despite the plant’s role in so much violence and political instability ...

A voice note recorded by a worker talking about “cocaine use, smoking joints” and having “h*es” on a subcontractor’s site at ...

Spanish authorities said on Monday they had seized seven tons of cocaine stashed in sea freight containers buried underneath a farm, arresting three suspected smugglers. Police posted video of the ...

With 1.1 million people having taken the drug at least once in 2023, France now ranks 7th in Europe in terms of cocaine use, ...