Drugs
COCAINE and CRACK
Appearance:
Cocaine is a white powder. It is usually snorted up the nose, but it can be smoked or made into a solution and injected.
Crack is a smokeable form of cocaine in small lumps or rocks. It can be smoked in a pipe, glass tube, plastic bottle or foil.
Effects:
- Cocaine makes users feel exhilarated, confident and wide awake.
- Kills feelings of hunger, pain and tiredness.
- It is highly addictive.
The Risks:
- Death from overdose. High doses raise the body temperature, cause convulsions and respiratory arrest.
- Highly dangerous for anyone with high blood pressure or a heart condition.
- Fits and seizures.
- Depression.
- Sleeplessness.
- Depresses sexual desire.
- Mental health problems.
- Injecting can cause vein damage, ulcers and gangrene.
- Use with alcohol or other drugs can be lethal.
- Damage to an unborn child.
The Law:
Cocaine and crack are Class A drugs. They are illegal to possess, give away or sell.