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Crack
Crack is a smokeable form of Cocaine that's made into small lumps or rocks. It's called crack because it makes a crackling sound when it's being burnt. It's a stimulant with short-lived effects and it's properly addictive.
ID: Crack is also known as rocks, wash, stones, pebbles, base, freebase.
APPEARANCE AND USE
A rock of crack is about the size of a raisin. It's usually smoked in a pipe, glass tube, plastic bottle or in foil. Most people take it this way and it's known as freebasing. Although it can be injected.
THE EFFECTS
* Crack has the same short-lived effects as cocaine but they're much, much stronger.
* The effects are immediate, peak for about two minutes and last about 10 minutes.
* Crack makes users feel alive, exhilarated, confident and wide awake. It kills all feelings of pain, tiredness and hunger.
But the flip side is:
* After the 20 minute high comes a long, low crash which can be associated with massive cravings to take more.
* The high can come with hallucinations, huge mood swings and massive paranoia.
* Some people get aggressive or violent.
* The crash makes people feel sick, tired and depressed.
* Regular users look excited but nervous. Heavy users have trouble sleeping and feel sick quite a lot.
* Heavy crack users may take heroin to try to dull the cravings, which can increase the risks.
All information sourced from www.TalktoFrank.com