10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASUCO»
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1
Dope Double Agent: the Naked Emperor on Drugs
One pattern involved smoking coca paste, called basuco in Spanish, a pattern
that developed in Latin America in the 1970's. Paste is an intermediate step in the
production of cocaine from coca leaves. Basuco was available in the U.S. but it ...
2
Substance Abuse: A Global View
One example of domestic addiction in Colombia that can be linked directly to the
drug producers was the sudden and widespread addiction among Colombian
youths in the early 1980s to basuco (coca paste). The first step in making cocaine
...
Andrew L. Cherry, Mary E. Dillon, Douglas Rugh, 2002
3
Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America
They want too much, they want lives they can't have, they have no patience, and
they are seriously hooked on basuco. I asked the women what they thought of
Pablo Escobar, and they said that he and the other traffickers had done a great ...
Carlos A. Aguirre, Robert Buffington, 2001
4
The War on Drugs: An International Encyclopedia
Basuco. A mixture of coca paste and tobacco that is smoked in Colombia,
particularly in the big-city slums. Colombian drug rehabilitation officials have put
the number of basuco smokers at between 300,000 and 3 million.The drug is
extremely ...
5
Cocaine Solutions: Help for Cocaine Abusers and Their Families
Smoking/Basuco Basuco smoking is the least known, least expensive and least
used method of using cocaine. Basuco, a paste derived from coca leaves, is
usually mixed with marijuana or tobacco and then smoked. The paste, the
cheapest ...
Bruce Carruth, Jennifer Rice Licare, Katharine Delaney Mcloughlin, 2014
6
Marijuana Medicine: A World Tour of the Healing and ...
In his jungle clinic near Iquitos, the renowned Peruvian ayahuasquero Don
Agustin Rivas uses marijuana to treat crack and basuco addicts. Basuco is the
cocaine base that is produced in jungle labs, crack is cocaine hydrochloride "
cooked" ...
7
Urban Violence and Insecurity
Consumption levels were estimated to be much lower in smaller cities and towns
- in Giron, in Santander, for example, only 5 per cent were reported as users (
mainly of marijuana and basuco), while in Yopal, in Casanare, only a "floating ...
8
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
Colombian Sp. basuco, perh. related to Sp. bazucar to shake violently, or to
basura waste, trash. An alternative derivation in Colombian Spanish is a
borrowing of English bazooka rocket-launcher, presumably because of the drug's
explosive ...
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
9
Addiction Controversies
Illicit manufacture involves soaking the coca leaves in gasoline to create a paste (
pasta); potassium permanganate and a solution of sulphuric acid are then added
to create the coca base (also known as basuca or basuco — not to be ...
“What's basuco?” “Basuco? You totally don't know basuco? Far out! Basuco's like
coca paste mixed with marijuana, tobacco and stuff. Sometimes the dealers mix
ether, gasoline and sawdust in it too. Crack's wack 55 Crumbling Moon.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASUCO»
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basuco is used in the context of the following news items.
Mexico murder of DEA agent becomes int'l obsession | Blood on the …
Cigarettes are loaded up with basuco and money is handed around. ... and a basuco-smoking priest takes care of the multiple marriages. «TucsonSentinel.com, Apr 15»
Why Bolivia could be the new hub for regional drug trafficking
Meanwhile, Argentina is experiencing ballooning domestic drug consumption, particularly of "basuco" or "paco," a form of crack cocaine which ... «Christian Science Monitor, Oct 14»
World Cup diary: Brazil-Chile breaks tweet record set by Super Bowl
... of DJs, dancers and prostitutes crossing into Brazil to enjoy the spirit with heavy drinking and consumption of basuco – coca paste mixed with ... «The Guardian, Jun 14»
Latin America Stirs the Marijuana Pot
She pointed out that this is not at all the case for the cheap cocaine derivative known in South America as basuco, paco or pasta base, which ... «Inter Press Service, Sep 13»
Narcos dejan una de cada 5 toneladas de coca para consumo en el …
A diario se incauta casi una tonelada de marihuana, y en los últimos dos meses han caído 252.000 papeletas de basuco. La sola hierba se ... «ElTiempo.com, May 13»
Colombia Will Fight Drug Addiction with Pot
Colombia is the world's largest producer of cocaine. However, within the country thousands are addicted to basuco, a substance somewhat ... «HIGH TIMES, Apr 13»
Weed Helping Crack Addicts Detox in Bogota and Beyond
Basuco is also crazy addictive – so much so that officials have started “controlled consumption centers” where basuco addicts can step down ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Apr 13»
Fighting Drug Addiction With Marijuana
For decades, Colombia has been searching for ways to treat people who are addicted to basuco, the nation's version of crack cocaine. «ABC News, Apr 13»
Pablo Escobar
... y en los alrededores se fundía el olor a humo con el de la comida hecha de desperdicios y el aroma que expelen la marihuana y el basuco. «ElTiempo.com, Jan 12»
La herencia de El cartucho
... sustancias —principalmente marihuana, basuco y cocaína— desde unas casas móviles de acopio en el sur y las venden a toda la ciudad. «ElEspectador.com, Oct 11»
