Cocaine: Uses and Effects
Cocaine
Cocaine is a drug taken from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a potent brain stimulant and
one of the most addictive drugs. Cocaine is sold on the street in two main forms: cocaine hydrochloride is
a white crystal powder that can be snorted or dissolved in water heated and injected and "crack" is
cocaine hydrochloride that has been processed with ammonia or (baking soda) and water into a freebase
cocaine. These …
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…the past month. Of that number, an estimated one-
half million were current crack users. As in the past, the rate of current cocaine use was highest among
young adults. In 1995, approximately 54% of current cocaine users were aged between 18 and 34
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