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Crack Cocaine




Crack Cocaine is cocaine hydrochloride that has been processed with ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and water into freebase cocaine (rocks).

What Crack Cocaine looks like:

Crack cocaine is usually an off-white chunky material.

Crack Rocks

Methods of use:

Crack Cocaine is usually smoked using a pipe, bong, or other device.

Crack Pipes

Effects:

  • Violence
  • Paranoia
  • Increased heart rate, temperature and blood pressure
  • Anxiety
  • Irritability
  • Respiratory problems
  • Chest pains
  • Lung trauma and bleeding
  • Highly addictive

    *Many of the effects are similar to cocaine, but since crack is smoked, other damaging effects may occur.



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