Healthcare professionals may use topical cocaine in medical settings for its numbing and vasoconstricting (blood vessel-constricting) properties. While people may often associate cocaine with ...

Bogota — Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro during a live broadcast of a government meeting.

as we don’t believe their extermination is the right solution.” BOGOTA, Colombia — The drug lord Pablo Escobar won worldwide notoriety for the cocaine he smuggled out of Colombia.

Australia is now the highest per capita user of cocaine worldwide, consuming an estimated 5.6 tonnes a year, with Sydney leading the country in use. Australia is also one of the most expensive ...