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How is cocaine made?
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Cocaine is made from the leaves of the coca plant which contain the alkaloid tropinone. The leaves are first processed to produce cocaine salts which are then converted into the freebase form by dissolving the salt in hotpotassium hydroxide. This forms a paste which can be pressed into a solid form to create the final product. The exact formula for how cocaine is made varies with different producers, as well as the country where it is produced.