The original Coca-Cola formula was invented in 1885 by John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist. The name itself hints at its two primary psychoactive ingredients: 'Coca' for the coca leaf extract, which contained trace amounts of cocaine, and 'Cola' for the kola nut, which provided caffeine. At the time, cocaine was legal and a common ingredient in patent medicines, viewed more as a wonder drug than a dangerous substance. Growing public concern about the addictive nature and health effects of coca

#DYK Cocaine comes from coca leaves grown in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. The cocaine manufacturing process usually occurs in remote jungle labs where the raw product undergoes chemical transformations. #DEADrugFacts https://www.campusdrugprevention.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/Cocaine 2022 Drug Fact Sheet_1.pdf | Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA