A year or so ago, whilst putting the finishing touches to the cocaine section in The Drug Users Bible, I decided to include a short analysis of the market in the UK, with respect to the actual contents as submitted to a well known lab. Whilst this only represents the situation in one location at one point in time I thought it might be of interest here.
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SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR COCAINE
One rainy afternoon I started to look at the contents of the cocaine samples submitted to a well known UK lab. Of focus was the issue of what cocaine is commonly bulked or cut with (not including other mainstream drugs).
162 samples were submitted as cocaine from September 2020 to April 2021. From these 50 (31%) were listed solely as cocaine, with no other recorded content. I broke the rest down into two sets: those which returned a single addition, and those which returned multiple additions. The resultant figures were as follows:
Single Addition (64 samples in total):
21 (13.0%) = Benzoylecgonine
17 (10.5%) = Levamisole
10 (6.2%) = Norcocaine
7 (4.3%) = Benzocaine
6 (3.7%) = Phenacetin
1 (0.6%) = Paracetamol
1 (0.6%) = Metformin
1 (0.6%) = Lidocaine
Multiple Additions (48 samples in total)
10 (6.2%) = Levamisole + Benzoylecgonine
7 (4.3%) = Levamisole + Norcocaine
5 (3.1%) = Levamisole + Benzoylecgonine + Norcocaine
4 (2.5%) = Benzoylecgonine + Norcocaine
3 (1.9%) = Benzoylecgonine + Ecgonine methyl ester
2 (1.2%) = Benzocaine + Norcocaine
2 (1.2%) = Phenacetin + Benzocaine
2 (1.2%) = Phenacetin + Norcocaine
2 (1.2%) = Benzoylecgonine + Norcocaine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Phenacetin
1 (0.6%) = Phenacetin + Norcocaine + Benzocaine
1 (0.6%) = Tropacocaine + Norcocaine + Benzoylecgonine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Norcocaine + Benzocaine
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Norcocaine + Benzoylecgonine + Tropacocaine
1 (0.6%) = Benzocaine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Phenacetin + Ecgonine methyl ester + Benzoylecgonine + Caffeine + Benzocaine
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Metformin + Norcocaine + Benzoylecgonine
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Benzoylecgonine + Norcocaine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Benzoylecgonine + Procaine + Norcocaine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Benzoylecgonine + Phenacetin + Ecgonine methyl ester
It should be noted that not all of these are bulking or cutting agents: some simply result from degradation or production issues. Referring to them as additions or additives is probably not the best terminology.
What didn't surprise me though was that levamisole ranked so highly (present in 28% of the above samples); although this wasn't as high as I feared. It is widely known that this is used to treat parasitic worm infections, and that it is a very bad idea to snort large volumes. I was also surprised at the low ranking of lidocaine, as I expected it to be the primary anaesthetic/agent. Perhaps I am showing my age again, which also leads me to wonder what happened to procaine.
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Reminder: you can download a free copy of the PDF version of the book directly from Breaking Bad's Chemical Library from here:
http://bbzzzsvqcrqtki6umym6itiixfhn...yd.onion/resources/the-drug-users-bible.3477/
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SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR COCAINE
One rainy afternoon I started to look at the contents of the cocaine samples submitted to a well known UK lab. Of focus was the issue of what cocaine is commonly bulked or cut with (not including other mainstream drugs).
162 samples were submitted as cocaine from September 2020 to April 2021. From these 50 (31%) were listed solely as cocaine, with no other recorded content. I broke the rest down into two sets: those which returned a single addition, and those which returned multiple additions. The resultant figures were as follows:
Single Addition (64 samples in total):
21 (13.0%) = Benzoylecgonine
17 (10.5%) = Levamisole
10 (6.2%) = Norcocaine
7 (4.3%) = Benzocaine
6 (3.7%) = Phenacetin
1 (0.6%) = Paracetamol
1 (0.6%) = Metformin
1 (0.6%) = Lidocaine
Multiple Additions (48 samples in total)
10 (6.2%) = Levamisole + Benzoylecgonine
7 (4.3%) = Levamisole + Norcocaine
5 (3.1%) = Levamisole + Benzoylecgonine + Norcocaine
4 (2.5%) = Benzoylecgonine + Norcocaine
3 (1.9%) = Benzoylecgonine + Ecgonine methyl ester
2 (1.2%) = Benzocaine + Norcocaine
2 (1.2%) = Phenacetin + Benzocaine
2 (1.2%) = Phenacetin + Norcocaine
2 (1.2%) = Benzoylecgonine + Norcocaine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Phenacetin
1 (0.6%) = Phenacetin + Norcocaine + Benzocaine
1 (0.6%) = Tropacocaine + Norcocaine + Benzoylecgonine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Norcocaine + Benzocaine
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Norcocaine + Benzoylecgonine + Tropacocaine
1 (0.6%) = Benzocaine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Phenacetin + Ecgonine methyl ester + Benzoylecgonine + Caffeine + Benzocaine
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Metformin + Norcocaine + Benzoylecgonine
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Benzoylecgonine + Norcocaine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Benzoylecgonine + Procaine + Norcocaine + Ecgonine methyl ester
1 (0.6%) = Levamisole + Benzoylecgonine + Phenacetin + Ecgonine methyl ester
It should be noted that not all of these are bulking or cutting agents: some simply result from degradation or production issues. Referring to them as additions or additives is probably not the best terminology.
What didn't surprise me though was that levamisole ranked so highly (present in 28% of the above samples); although this wasn't as high as I feared. It is widely known that this is used to treat parasitic worm infections, and that it is a very bad idea to snort large volumes. I was also surprised at the low ranking of lidocaine, as I expected it to be the primary anaesthetic/agent. Perhaps I am showing my age again, which also leads me to wonder what happened to procaine.
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Reminder: you can download a free copy of the PDF version of the book directly from Breaking Bad's Chemical Library from here:
http://bbzzzsvqcrqtki6umym6itiixfhn...yd.onion/resources/the-drug-users-bible.3477/
Norcocaine was a lot more often listed as an adulterant on the uK site. Matter of fact I'm not sure I have ever seen it listed. Yes it is a metabolite of cocaine but it is metabolized by CYP b450,IN YOUR LIVER..I looked at the data for Norcocaine and when I did some quick math, the LD50 seemed to be about 2.5 grams in a 100kg person. That's high. WHY IS THIS ON EUROPEAN COCAINE but not anywhere else's?