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 Leeds police arrest 13 in crack cocaine probe
Leeds police Tuesday announced the end of a two-month drug investigation that led to 13 ...
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Police shutdown blatant crack cocaine market
A crack cocaine market operating along Howard Street -- on the Chicago and Evanston border ...
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Jury convicts woman in drug killing
A jury convicted a woman Wednesday of murdering the man she testified sold her drugs ...
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Three people arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine in batteries
Three Mexican nationals were arrested on charges they tried to smuggle cocaine inside vehicle batteries ...
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Drug bust yields cocaine, marijuana
Reno police said they seized 64 grams of rock cocaine and 29 grams of marijuana ...
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Clementon police arrest 3 on cocaine, mail theft charges
Police said they found drugs and stolen mail after responding to a trespassing call at ...
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Toddler possibly ingests uncle's crack cocaine
RACINE -- A 16-year-old boy could face felony drug charges after his 21-month-old nephew possibly ...
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Student Cocaine Use Rising
They used to make do with cheap beer, roll-up cigarettes and the odd joint. Now ...
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Police resolve crack cocaine case
The 13 ounces of crack cocaine discovered by an Iosco Township man while fixing a ...
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Crack
Cocaine Facts |
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| Intense cravings are a main feature of addiction. In fact, most hooked users will keep right on using until they run out of money or run out of the drug.
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| Crack is sold in small plastic vials in the form of small white, gray or beige rough chunks that can be smoked in a marijuana or tobacco cigarette, or in a pipe stem often made of glass.
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| Of the 4.2 million Americans who have ever tried crack, about 600,000 are currently addicted.
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| Approximately 100 years after cocaine entered into use, a new variation of the substance emerged. This substance, crack, became enormously popular in the mid-1980s due in part to its almost immediate high and the fact that it is inexpensive to produce and |
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Cocaine
and Crack
Cocaine and crack are both powerfully addictive drugs. Once an individual has
tried either of these two drugs they cannot predict or control the extent to which
they may continue to use them.
Cocaine is taken by sniffing, snorting, or injecting. When taken the drug is
inhaled through the nose where it is absorbed into the bloodstream through the
nasal tissues. When the drug is injected the user takes a needle and releases
the drug directly into the bloodstream. Crack is taken by smoking the drug.
Smoking involves inhaling the crack vapor or smoke into the lungs where it is
absorbed into the bloodstream. This form of administration is as rapid as injecting
cocaine.
Cocaine is a white powder that is commonly sold in aluminum foil, plastic or
paper packets, or small vials. Users usually chop it into a fine powder with
a razor blade creating rows of cocaine called "lines". It is then
quickly inhaled using a short straw or rolled up bill. Crack is often smoked
in pipes constructed of glass or bowls fitted with fine mesh screens. The user
heats the side of the pipe and inhales the smoke.
Both cocaine and crack have high abuse potential, but it has been found that
when the drugs are smoked extremely high doses of the drug reach the users brain
very quickly. This brings a more intense and immediate high, meaning a user
who smokes the drug is more likely to become addicted to it faster than those
who do not use this method of administration.
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