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Slang:
Stone, wash and rock
Background:
Crack is a smokeable form of
freebase cocaine.
It is much purer and more concentrated than soluble cocaine, and the
body absorbs it at a faster rate.
The Effects:
- The effects are similar to cocaine
(feelings of well-being, mental exhilaration and euphoria). The
hit is more intense, but quickly fades. The high can last as
little as 10 minutes, followed immediately by a 'coming down'
period.
- Anxiety, paranoia, depression, and
often the inability to sleep can occur during a come down
period, plus a restless craving for more. This can encourage
users to repeat the dose in order to maintain the effect.
- Other effects can also
include tremors, muscle twitching, rapid pulse, nausea, anxiety,
confidence, high blood pressure, cold
sweats, and mood changes.
The Risks:
- Smoking crack carries a risk of
lung damage.
- Users can develop a strong
psychological dependence, often taking more to deal with the
comedown.
- A crack habit can quickly get of
out control.
- High risk of overdose, since
it's absorbed so quickly at such high levels. Without treatment,
overdose can cause convulsions, or even death.
The Law:
- Crack cocaine is a Class A drug.
- Under the Misuse of Drugs
Act, it is illegal for a premises (private or public) to be used
for the preparation or supply of cocaine. This means that both
the supplier/preparer and the owner of the premises would be
committing an offence. There is currently a loophole in the law
in that it is not an offence to allow the use of crack or
cocaine on premises however this will soon be amended.
If you are planning to take this drug:
- Keep track of the amount
used as tolerance builds up. The more you take to get the same
effect, so the risk increases of a hit your body may be unable
to handle.
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