Mummified brains show cocaine arrived in Europe far earlier than we thought (www.popsci.com)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Chewing coca leaves seems to have a long history that continues to this day. I hear it's common practice among long distance drivers of the present and it wouldn't be surprising to find out that this has been the case ever since people made long transits on foot or horseback. Not sure we can call it cocaine though, isn't that term reserved for the hydrochloride salt form of the drug?

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