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Crack. By: Tia Blaszczyk . What is crack and what does it look like?. Is the crystal and riskiest form of cocaine Comes in solid blocks/crystals Comes in colours from yellow to pale rose or white Is illegal. How is it used?. It is heated, then smoked Can be snorted in through the nose
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Crack By: Tia Blaszczyk
What is crack and what does it look like? • Is the crystal and riskiest form of cocaine • Comes in solid blocks/crystals • Comes in colours from yellow to pale rose or white • Is illegal How is it used? • It is heated, then smoked • Can be snorted in through the nose • Can be injected into the body with a needle
On The Street $ Street Names Dealers • 24-7 • Badrock • Candy • Devil Drug • Glo • Hard Rock • Rock Star • Sugar Block • Tornado • Sell crack at low prices • Teens afford to buy it at first • Dealers will approach you as a friend • Will say the drug will “help you fit in” • All they care about is money • They don’t care if the drug ruins your life $ $ $ $ $
What are the effects? Crack creates an intense and immediate high that lasts about fifteen minutes, leaving the user craving for more. Long Term Effects: Short Term Effects: • Cracked, blistered lips • Higher risk of heart attack, stroke, seizure, breathing failure, and sudden death • Severe depression • Malnutrition and weight loss • Liver, kidney, lung damage • Infectious disease • Severe tooth decay • Mood disturbances • Addiction user will do anything to get the drug • And more • Intense high • Edginess • Paranoia • Don’t eat/sleep properly • Angry, hostile, anxious moods • Bizarre behavior • Hallucinations • Convulsions • Seizures • Sudden death from high doses • And more
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