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1. In 2008, nearly one in ten high school seniors admitted to having used cocaine at least once.
2. Cocaine is not just snorted or smoked; it can also be found in liquid form, which can be injected for an instantaneous high. Anyone who injects drugs is at a higher risk of diseases including HIV and hepatitis.
3. Cocaine is a type of amphetamine which makes it extremely dangerous when mixed with alcohol. This produces a substance called cocaethylene in the liver, which significantly raises the risk of sudden death.
4.Cocaine is the most potent stimulant that can be grown naturally
5.Cocaine used to be considered a wonder drug. Even Freud thought it could be used to treat depression and other addictions!
6.Cocaine overdose accounts for a third of drug-related trips to ER.
7.One in ten people who try cocaine will go on to use it again.
8.Smoking crack cocaine gets the drug to the brain a lot more quickly than snorting it. This is the reason crack cocaine gives a much shorter high, and also explains why this method of taking the drug is the most addictive.
9.According to one study, trace amounts of cocaine can be found on four out of every five dollar bills in circulation. However, because cocaine is a fine powder and is easily spread around, presence of the drug does not necessarily mean the bill was used as a snorting straw.
10.Worldwide, the use of cocaine has been reported in more than two thirds of all countries. The U.S. has the highest incidence of cocaine abuse, with New Zealand, Mexico, and Colombia following behind. The lowest rates of cocaine use are found in Asia.
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.