Crack is the street name given to cocaine that has been processed from cocaine hydrochloride to a ready-to-use free base for smoking. Rather than requiring the more volatile method of processing cocaine using ether, crack cocaine is processed with ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and water and heated to remove the hydrochloride, thus producing a form of cocaine that can be smoked.

A.) Crack is made from cocaine in a process called freebasing, in which cocaine powder is cooked with ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to create rocks, chips, or chunks that can be smoked. The term crack refers to the crackling sound that is heard when the mixture is smoked. Crack is usually smoked in a pipe. Because it's smoked, crack cocaine effects are felt more quickly and they are more intense than those of powder cocaine.

Cocaine over-stimulates the circulatory, respiratory, and central nervous system. Cocaine interferes with the natural chemical in the brain that stimulates and regulates the firing of nerve cells. It increases the Dopamine level, stimulating the pleasure center of the brain. Muscle spasms in the various parts of the body can occur. Over-stimulation of the nervous system can cause convulsions, which can lead to respiratory collapse and death.

A.) The chemical cocaine hydrochloride is commonly known as crack. Some users chemically process cocaine in order to remove the hydrochloride. This process is called "freebasing" and makes the drug more potent. "Crack" is a solid form of freebased cocaine. It is called "crack" because it snaps and cracks when heated and smoked.

In the early 1980s, the majority of cocaine being shipped to the United States was coming through the Bahamas. Soon there was a huge glut of cocaine powder in these islands which caused the price to drop by as much as 80 percent. Faced with dropping prices for their illegal product, drug dealers made a shrewd marketing decision to convert the powder to "crack," a smokeable form of cocaine. It was cheap, simple to produce, ready to use, and highly profitable for dealers to develop.

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quot; Crack cocaine" is a mix of cocaine and baking powder (sodium bicarbonate) which comes as small lumps or 'rocks'. When smoked, the cocaine vapours reach the brain much quicker than snorting, producing an intense but short-lived euphoric rush and - very quickly - a compelling desire for more. Crack is also very harsh on the lungs. Crack is highly addictive but one hit will not make you addicted.

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A.) When people mix crack and alcohol consumption, they are compounding the danger each drug poses, and unknowingly forming a complex chemical experiment within their bodies. NIDA-funded researchers have found that the human liver combines crack and alcohol to manufacture a third substance called cocaethylene that intensifies crack's euphoric effects, while possibly increasing the risk of sudden death.

No, it is a very faint scent unless you really put your nose down into the hair. Even then a child can just say it is the smell of a hair conditioner or shampoo and say no more than that.

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Help them find someone to talk to about their use, someone they can trust. You can talk with someone you trust about your friend's use, such as a school counselor, teacher, a clergyperson or doctor, in confidence.

Telling a friend that you have a mental disorder can be hard on many levels. It can bring up many of your insecurities and vulnerabilities. Will this person understand you? Judge you? Or make fun of you? Even worse, will she abandon you? We depend on our friends for so many things. It may feel easier to stay silent rather than risk losing the relationship. But then aren’t you living a lie? We can’t expose the depth of our souls to everyone; that’s not realistic.

Cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylon coca), which is indigenous to the Andean highlands of South America. It is a potent brain stimulant and one of the most powerfully addictive drugs. Cocaine is produced as a white chunky powder. It is sold most often in aluminum foil, plastic or paper packets, or small vials.

The degree of cracking (or "checking" as it is called by carvers) that occurs in a carving really depends on several things. First it depends on the amount of moisture in the log. If the log is freshly cut, it retains a great deal of the original moisture of the tree. It may take years for the wood to dry out. Most logs dry at about 1 inch per year. So a fresh cut log that is 18 inches in diameter may take up to 8 or 9 years to completely dry.

It is not just that everyone is different and suffers a different injury. It is also because the brain is so complicated ? it controls so many different parts of the way we think, breathe, walk and talk. So, it depends on which function we are talking about and some recover faster than others. For example, the ability to walk may return faster than the ability to remember. It also depends on the nature and severity of the injury.

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