Features

Crack cocaine is created by pairing cocaine powder with water, baking soda or ammonia, and cooking it to a boil until a solid is produced. Crack is usually smoked using a glass pipe. The user experiences intense euphoria for within a matter of seconds of inhaling it.

Warning

People who smoke crack cocaine increase their risk of heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure problems. Side effects include decreased appetite, headaches, nausea and malnourishment.

History

The materials used to make crack cocaine are inexpensive. Hence, it is easy to distribute it and sell it. Crack cocaine rapidly crossed geographical boundaries across the world in the mid-1980s.

Detox

Detoxing from crack cocaine is a long and arduous process, because deposits of the drug are stored in the brain, liver and other parts of the anatomy. This first part of detoxing is called drying out. After the deposits have left, specialists provide a variety of treatments that induce sweat, including exercise and sauna rooms. Patients also ingest nutrients and vitamins that stabilize the body.

Warning

Once a crack cocaine user becomes accustomed to having the drug in his body, physical and mental addiction begins to take hold.

Source:

Crackabuse.org: Crack Cocaine Detox

Detoxland.com: Drug Statistics