Word: novocaine
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Once in the U.S., cocaine is diluted at each step in the distribution chain, usually with vegetable starches or anesthetics like Novocain. A typical retail gram of "cocaine" is only about 15% pure, although concentrations as high as 40% and as low as zero are not unusual. The price markup from dockside to coffee table is roughly ten times...