Why is cocaine bad for you, but raw, natural coca leaf is not?
In: Chemistry
As with every chemical compound, It’s all about the dose. Apples contain trace arsenic, and bananas are weakly radioactive. But both of these are fine since the amount is so low. In coca leaves, the amount of cocaine is fairly low. As other posters have said, it takes an massive amount of leaves to extract out significant amounts of pure cocaine. Eating a few leaves will give you a small amount of cocaine, and you’ll probably feel a bit more energetic, but it’s not remotely close to the amount you would invest from snorting a line of pure cocaine.
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