... , before it reemerged in the late 1970s. Though touted as the "perfect Next, lysergic acid diethylamide, commonlydrug," it has ruined many lives. known as (LSD) was created in 1943 by Albert Hofmann. This drug gained huge popularity in the 1960s. Hofmann's description of his experience while testing the drug was a pleasant intoxication-like feeling that extremely stimulated his imagination. His experience ... ...

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... nervous system stimulant that affects your alertness, feel the need for sleep, and provides intense feelings of pleasure. Cocaine is prepared from a loaf of coca bush, which grows in Peru. Albert Niemann, a German chemist, first identified cocaine in the mid-19th century. It was introduced as a medicine to treat many illnesses. Later, it was used in surgery. In some places cocaine ... ...

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... In the early fifteen hundreds Spanish explores discovered that the native people of south America could fight off fatigue by chewing on leaves of the coca bush. Followed in 1560, Albert Neiman withdrawed cocaine from the leaves and found this sensation when placed on the tongue. The drink coca cola was developed in 18886 by John Pemberton, this drink contained cocaine ... ...

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