Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be smoked. Crack offers a short, intense high to smokers.
Crack gets its name from the crackling sound it makes as it’s processed or cooked. Crack looks like small brown rocks. People use crack cocaine by heating it in a glass pipe or adding it to marijuana or tobacco. Crack cocaine highs last about 15 minutes.
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Crack is a crystallized form of cocaine known for its short, intense high. This highly addictive drug was first produced in the early 1980s when cocaine distribution was at its peak, leading to what is known as the “crack epidemic”.
Crack addiction is a chronic and progressive stimulant use disorder resulting from the compulsive smoking of crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine hydrochloride processed with baking soda.
Levamisole is a drug that may be present in crack (and powder cocaine) but there is no way to tell. Levamisole affects people differently but may cause serious health problems such as infections (fever, chills) or black patches on your skin.
Crack is a form of cocaine that is smoked, rather than snorted or injected.