COCO BLANCO

Description

COCO BLANCO : from French cocaïne, from Spanish coca, ultimately from Quechua kúka

COCO BLANCO is a powerful stimulant derived from the leaves of the *Erythroxylum coca* plant, native to South America. It is commonly available as Powdered Cocaine. A white crystalline substance snorted, rubbed on gums, or dissolved for injection.
– COCO BLANCO as an extract, it is mainly used recreationally and often illegally as a euphoriant and as an aphrodisiac. It is also used in medicine by indigenous South Americans for various purposes. Rarely, but more formally, as a local anaesthetic or diagnostic tool by medical practitioners in more developed countries. It is primarily obtained from the leaves of two coca species native to South America: Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense.

After extraction from the plant, and further processing into cocaine hydrochloride (powdered cocaine). The drug is administered by being either snorted, applied topically to the mouth, or dissolved and injected into a vein. It can also then be turned into free base form (typically crack cocaine). In which it can be heated until sublimated and then the vapours can be inhaled.

Mechanism of Action
Coco Blanco works by blocking dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine transporters in the brain. This leads to an accumulation of these neurotransmitters in synapses, causing heightened activation of receptors. The result is intense euphoria, energy, and alertness. However, this mechanism also drives addiction by reinforcing drug-seeking behaviors.

Effects on Users

– Euphoria and increased energy
– Dilated pupils, elevated heart rate, and high blood pressure
– Restlessness, irritability, paranoia, and hallucinations

COCO BLANCO stimulates the mesolimbic pathway in the brain. Mental effects may include an intense feeling of happiness, sexual arousal, loss of contact with reality, or agitation. Physical effects may include a fast heart rate, sweating, and dilated pupils. High doses can result in high blood pressure or high body temperature. Onset of effects can begin within seconds to minutes of use, depending on method of delivery, and can last between five and ninety minutes. As cocaine also has numbing and blood vessel constriction properties, it is occasionally used during surgery on the throat or inside of the nose to control pain, bleeding, and vocal cord spasm.