
Secrets to Superior Cognitive Performance (Without Drugs)
Mastering Nutrition
The Historical Use of Cocaine and Coca Leaf
This chapter discusses the historical use of coca leaves and cocaine as anesthesia and the perception of productivity associated with cocaine. It highlights the difference in effects between isolated cocaine and the coca leaf, with cocaine being more potent but also more dangerous. The chapter suggests a similarity between the two substances in terms of their potential for abuse and the self-regulating effect of chewing coca leaves.
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