Crack
Crack
Crack (pronounced: /kræk/), also known as crack cocaine, is a free base form of cocaine that can be smoked. It offers a short but intense high to smokers. The term "crack" refers to the crackling sound heard when the mixture is smoked.
Etymology
The term "crack" comes from the crackling sound that is produced when the drug is heated and then smoked. This term originated in the 1980s during the crack epidemic in the United States.
Related Terms
- Cocaine: A powerful stimulant most frequently used as a recreational drug. It is commonly snorted, inhaled as smoke, or dissolved and injected into a vein.
- Freebase: A method of consuming cocaine by heating the drug's hydrochloride form to remove its hydrochloride component, thus making it possible to inhale the resulting substance's vapors.
- Stimulant: A type of drug that increases activity in the body. It raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.
- Recreational drug use: The use of a drug with the primary intention to alter the state of consciousness in order to create positive emotions.
Pronunciation
The word "crack" is pronounced as /kræk/.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Crack
- Wikipedia's article - Crack
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