CRACK COCAINE

NAME/CATEGORY

• Name: Crack Cocaine
• Category: stimulant
• Status: ILLEGAL

RE-NAME/CHEMICAL NAME

• methyl(1R,2R,3S,5S)-3-
• (benzoyloxy)-8-methyl-8-
• azabicyclo[3.2.1]actane
• -2-carboxylate

SOUGHT EFFECTS

• Hyperstimulation
• Intense euphoria
• Hallucinations

ACTUAL EFFECTS

• Short term: increased heart rate,
• muscle spasms, convulsions

ACTUAL EFFECT

• Long term: sleep deprivation,
• loss of appetite leading to malnutrition,
• high blood pressure leading to strokes, heart attacks,
• and death, severe chest pains, severe tooth decay, death,
• more death, etc., etc.

HOW COMMONLY TAKEN?

• Smoked
• Inhaled
• (And sometimes eaten by squirrels)

STREET NAMES

• Rock, work, hard, iron
• cavvy, base, crack

FUN FACTS ABOUT CRACK COCAINE

• (Brought to you by Stuff You Should Know: How Crack works)
• A crack high only lasts 15-20 minutes
• The origin of crack is unknown
• Crack first became popular in the 1980's
• Both crack and cocaine are made from the coca plant, but there composition is different

IN SUMMARY...