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What’s the Difference Between Cocaine and Crack Cocaine?
First, cocaine is a potent white powder that stimulates the central nervous system. People make it from the dry leaves of coca plants in South America. Most of the time, users snort the powder to get a quick and intense high.
Crack cocaine is a solid, rock-like form of the drug. To make it, people cook baking soda and cocaine together. This process creates crystals that break into small pieces or rocks.
Unlike cocaine powder, people have to smoke crack cocaine. In fact, this drug gets its name from the crackling sound that it makes as it heats up. Regardless of the form that people use, cocaine is a very addictive and dangerous drug.
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Legal Use of Cocaine
Some psychologists even gave cocaine to their clients. The founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, famously gave his clients the drug. He eventually stopped but kept taking the drug himself for several years.
By 1903, The Coca-Cola Company stopped using cocaine in its soda. The government officially made the drug illegal just three years later.
Why Entering a Crack Cocaine Addiction Rehab Program Is Important
In fact, actor John Belushi had a cocaine problem for many years. His favorite game to play at parties was cocaine chicken. It involves snorting lines of cocaine as fast as possible. His addiction to cocaine led to his death at the early age of 33.
Crack Cocaine Addiction Is a Monster
Crack cocaine–also known as freebase–is cheaper than regular cocaine. However, smoking it is even more addictive than snorting it.
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We offer a crack cocaine addiction rehab program for both men and women. We find that gender-specific treatment helps people recover more quickly. Beyond that, we create customized treatment plans for each client.
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