Covalent Compound: Cocaine

Covalent Compound: Cocaine
Cocaine, also known as coke, is a covalent compound, which are molecules that consist of groups of atoms held together by covalent or coordinate bonds. In the United States cocaine is an illegal drug because of the harm it does to a human's body. It has been used for many years for many different reasons by many different people.
Cocaine and it's leaves, which are found on the plant of the Erythroxylen coca (cocaine.org), originated by the South American Indians who have used cocaine for at least 5,000 year. The coca leaves were chewed for different purposes,…