Abstract
Cocaine comes from the Erythroxylon coca plant. The drug can be used in several forms: coca leaves, coca paste, cocaine hydrochloride, freebase cocaine, and rock or crack cocaine. The only medical use of cocaine is as a topical anesthetic, and as a vasoconstrictor in nasal surgery. By constricting blood vessels cocaine reduces tissue swelling and makes it easier for physicians to see into the nose.
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Milhorn, H.T. (1994). Cocaine. In: Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6126-6_23
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