Basuco, Colombia īasuco is the term used for cocaine paste in Colombia, the world's first biggest cocaine producer. These stereotypes create a sense that nothing can be done to help a paco addict and thus stand in the way of rehabilitation programs. According to a study by Intercambios, media appear to exaggerate the effects of paco. Media usually report that it is extremely toxic and addictive.
The psychological and physiological effects of the paco are quite severe. Freebase cocaine paste preparations can be smoked. Preparation and effects Ĭrude cocaine preparation intermediates are marketed as cheaper alternatives to pure cocaine to local markets while the more expensive end product is exported to United States and European markets. However, its price has increased because of higher demand, among other reasons. In Argentina, cocaine paste was sold for about 30 cents per dose in 2006, enough for a powerful two-minute high. In a few years its use had spread to Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and some Mexican cities near the border with the United States.
4 Paco in Argentina, Brazil and UruguayĬoca paste use began in Bolivia and Peru in the early 1970s, first in the capital cities and then in other towns and rural areas. Coca paste can only be smoked when combined with a combustible material such as tobacco or cannabis. The caustic reactions associated with the local application of coca paste prevents its use by oral, intranasal, mucosal, intramuscular, intravenous or subcutaneous routes. Traditionally, coca paste has been relatively abundant in South American countries such as Colombia where it is processed into cocaine hydrochloride ("street cocaine") for distribution to the rest of the world. The coca paste is smoked in tobacco or cannabis cigarettes and use has become widespread in several Latin American countries. In South America, coca paste, also known as cocaine base and, therefore, often confused with cocaine sulfate in North America, is relatively inexpensive and is widely used by low-income populations. For the Greek holiday, see Ohi Day.Ĭoca paste ( paco, basuco, oxi) is a crude extract of the coca leaf which contains 40% to 91% cocaine freebase along with companion coca alkaloids and varying quantities of benzoic acid, methanol, and kerosene.
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