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1876 - 1885
Race walkers in England chew Coca leaves to improve their performance.
1883
Merck produces 3/4 pound of Cocaine.
1884
Cocaine's use as a local anesthetic in eye surgery is popularized.
1884
Freud publishes On Coca in which he recommends the use of cocaine to treat a variety of conditions including morphine addiction.
1884
Merck produces 3,179 pounds of Cocaine.
1886
Merck produces 158,352 pounds of Cocaine.
1886
Coca-Cola is first introduced by John Pemberton, containing cocaine laced syrup and caffeine.
Late 1880s
Parke,Davis starts to manufacture refined cocaine.
c. 1901
Coca-Cola removed Coca from their formula.
c. 1905
Snorting cocaine becomes popular.
1910
First cases of nasal damage from Cocaine snorting are written of in medical literature.
1910
First cases of nasal damage from Cocaine snorting are seen in hospitals.
1912
U.S. government reports 5,000 Cocaine related fatalities in one year.
1914
Cocaine banned in United States.
Early 1930s
Japan is the world's leading cocaine producer (23.3%) followed by the United States (21.3%), Germany (15%), U.K. (9.9%), France (8.3%).
c. 1976
Freebase cocaine first developed (probably in California). It would soon be popularized by dealers and glamorized by Hollywood media.
1981
Wholesale cost of 1 kg of cocaine is $55,000.
1984
Wholesale cost of 1 kg cocaine is $25,000.
Mid 1980's
Freebase cocaine becomes popular.
| Index of Terms |
| Addiction | ad·dic·tion - n. the condition of being addicted to something [trying to conquer an addiction to drugs] | | Caffeine | The stimulant drug found in coffee and some teas. | | Cocaine | A bitter, crystalline drug obtained from the dried leaves of the coca shrub; it is a local anesthetic and a dangerous, illegal stimulant; the primary psychoactive ingredient in the coca plant and a behavioral-affecting drug. | | Morphine | A powerful "narcotic" that comes from the opium plant. |
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