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Between 19, the number of cocaine users increased by 1.6 million people.Ĭrack cocaine causes weight loss, high blood pressure, hallucinations, seizures, and paranoia.

Crack cocaine was noted for its instantaneous and intense high, which kept users craving more, thus causing an upsurge in crack cocaine addictions.

Crack sold for anywhere between $5 and $20 per vial (a small capsule that contains pebble-size pieces of crack that were approximately one tenth of a gram of powdered cocaine).

Unlike powder cocaine, crack was easier to develop, more cost efficient to produce, and cheaper to buy, which made it more economically accessible. The method is to dissolve cocaine hydrochloride into water with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), which precipitates solid masses of cocaine crystals. Crack began to be produced in the early 1980s. The name crack is attributed to the crackling noise that is made when the substance is smoked. Crack cocaineĬrack cocaine is highly addictive and is produced by the conversion of cocaine, a fine white crystallized powder substance, into a smokable form that could be sold in smaller portions but distributed to more people. The crack epidemic had particularly devastating effects within the African American communities of the inner cities by causing the increase of addictions, deaths, and drug-related crimes. Crack cocaine was popularized because of its affordability, its immediate euphoric effect, and its high profitability.

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