Cocaine Micro Molecule

This is a framework molecular model kit of the illegal drug Cocaine.  This is part of our new line of MicroMolecules that are one half the scale of our regular framework molecular models at 0.5 inch per 1 Angstrom. The finished molecule literally fits in the palm of your hand.  No assembly required. Stay tuned for the release of all of the amino acids and other series soon to come.

Cocaine is a stimulantdrug obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South America.  After extraction from coca leaves and further processing into cocaine hydrochloride (powdered cocaine), the drug may be snorted, heated until sublimated and then inhaled, or dissolved and injected into a vein.^[12] Cocaine stimulates the reward pathway in the brain.^[16] Mental effects may include an intense feeling of happiness, sexual arousal, loss of contact with reality, or agitation.^[12] Physical effects may include a fast heart rate, sweating, and dilated pupils.^[12] High doses can result in high blood pressure or high body temperature.^[17] Effects begin within seconds to minutes of use and last between five and ninety minutes.^[12] As cocaine also has numbingand 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.

A single dose of cocaine induces tolerance to the drug's effects.^[27] Repeated use is likely to result in cocaine addiction. Addicts who abstain from cocaine experience cocaine craving and drug withdrawal, with depression, decreased libido, decreased ability to feel pleasure and fatigue.^[16] Use of cocaine increases the overall risk of death and intravenous use particularly increases the risk of trauma and infectious diseases such as blood infections and HIV. It also increases risk of stroke, heart attack, cardiac arrhythmia, lung injury (when smoked), and sudden cardiac death.^[16][28] Illicitly sold cocaine is commonly adulterated with local anesthetics, levamisole, cornstarch, quinine, or sugar, which can result in additional toxicity.^[29] In 2017, the Global Burden of Disease study found that cocaine use caused around 7,300 deaths annually world-wide.