Crack cocaine: effects and overdose
What Is Crack Cocaine
Crack cocaine is a more powerful drug than cocaine powder and creates a 'high' much more quickly. This is because in this form it enables the user to
smoke the
drug, which comes in the form of small rocks (a rock is a small square piece - see picture above), each about the size of a raisin. Smoking crack is less complicated than snorting or injecting and therefore, people have switched to this form of drug taking. It is called crack because of the sound it makes when it is smoked. Crack cocaine is available in many parts of the UK, and has become more affordable to young people. Thin pieces of crack are sometimes sliced off a 'rock'(a rock is a small square piece ) and sold at a lower cost. In some areas, the availability of
cocaine powder has been reduced because of the amount of cocaine that is being converted to crack cocaine. Crack cocaine is similar to cocaine in its effects, although crack cocaine is much more intense and extreme in its effects. The effects of Crack cocaine can be felt by the user almost immediately and last for about 10 minutes. Feelings of well-being, exhilaration, a loss of appetite, increased confidence and an indifference to pain and fatigue are experienced by the user. However, the crack user often experiences
hallucinations and paranoia. After the 'high', feelings of nausea, restlessness, sleeplessness and exhaustion are common. This is referred to as 'crashing', where the user falls into a depression. The user may crave another 'hit' to overcome these feelings. Heavy users sometimes take Heroin to dull the craving caused by use of crack cocaine. Crack cocaine is highly
addictive, however reports that crack is instantly addictive are false.
How is crack cocaine taken
As previously mentioned
crack cocaine is smoked, using a holder, by sucking a naked flame onto the
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