Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whose nation is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter.
There’s cocaine (crack and the snortable kind), which are truly bad, especially Crack.
From what I gather the powdered form can theoretically be used in moderation and isn’t psychologically addictive - at least not more so than tobacco.
But then there’s Coca Leaves that the “natives” chew in Central America. You’d need to eat a whole-ass tree to get a significant high. You get more of a buzz from a strong cup of coffee or a can of red bull.
Khat is a similar “drug” used in Saudi Arabia and the nearby regions as well as Somalia and Ethiopia. It always gives nice headlines when the customs confiscate ONE HUNDRED KILOS OF KHAT. Which is a weekend dose for a group of dudes, because they’re counting the whole-ass tree as “drugs” like it was concentrated like Fentanyl. It’s chewed socially for hours on end and not used for a quick high.
Cocaine is directly cardiotoxic, ie, kills or impairs cardiovascular cells and caffeine is not/doesn’t.
Khat can cause vascular problems and damage the heart by effects cause by the former, but it isn’t directly toxic to cardiac cells. Big difference. I’d rather chew Khat leaves my entire life than coca leaves. Its not that cathinones are saint level healthy but atleast it doesn’t damage the heart at any amount like cocaine holding products do
There’s cocaine (crack and the snortable kind), which are truly bad, especially Crack.
From what I gather the powdered form can theoretically be used in moderation and isn’t psychologically addictive - at least not more so than tobacco.
But then there’s Coca Leaves that the “natives” chew in Central America. You’d need to eat a whole-ass tree to get a significant high. You get more of a buzz from a strong cup of coffee or a can of red bull.
Khat is a similar “drug” used in Saudi Arabia and the nearby regions as well as Somalia and Ethiopia. It always gives nice headlines when the customs confiscate ONE HUNDRED KILOS OF KHAT. Which is a weekend dose for a group of dudes, because they’re counting the whole-ass tree as “drugs” like it was concentrated like Fentanyl. It’s chewed socially for hours on end and not used for a quick high.
Cocaine is directly cardiotoxic, ie, kills or impairs cardiovascular cells and caffeine is not/doesn’t.
Khat can cause vascular problems and damage the heart by effects cause by the former, but it isn’t directly toxic to cardiac cells. Big difference. I’d rather chew Khat leaves my entire life than coca leaves. Its not that cathinones are saint level healthy but atleast it doesn’t damage the heart at any amount like cocaine holding products do