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Street Names Derived "Crack" is the street name given to cocaine that has been processed from cocaine hydrochloride to a free base for smoking. The term "crack" refers to the crackling sound heard when the mixture is smoked (heated). Description "Crack," or the "rock" form of cocaine, is a ready-to-use freebase. It is sold in small, inexpensive dosage units that are smoked. Once introduced in the mid-1980s, crack abuse spread rapidly throughout America. It is noteworthy that the emergence of crack was accompanied by a dramatic increase in drug abuse problems and drug- related violence. Use There is great risk whether cocaine is ingested by inhalation (snorting), injection, or smoking. It appears that compulsive cocaine use may develop even more rapidly if the substance is smoked rather than snorted. Smoking allows extremely high doses of cocaine to reach the brain very quickly and brings an intense and immediate high. The injecting drug user is at risk for transmitting or acquiring HIV infection/AIDS if needles or other injection equipment are shared. Dangers and Effects Smoking crack cocaine can produce a particularly aggressive paranoid behavior in users. When addicted individuals stop using cocaine, they often become depressed. Prolonged cocaine snorting can result in ulceration of the mucous membrane of the nose and can damage the nasal septum enough to cause it to collapse. Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or seizures followed by respiratory arrest. For additional drug information and street names please visit http://www.streetdrugs.org |
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