What does the drug crack do?

Answer 1

Crack is just a smokeable, freebase form of powder cocaine (AKA blow, coke, nosecandy, snow, yayo, etc.). The effects are almost exactly the same as powder cocaine. Increased energy, excitability and attention with slight euphoria. The only differences between the two are as follows:

Onset: <30 seconds (~25-30mins for powder)

Length: 5-10mins (30+mins for powder)

Cost: ~$20USD/gram (Up to $100USD/gram for powder)

The high from crack is also stronger than the high from powder cocaine. Physiologically-wise, crack is more addictive than power cocaine and not as safe being it is possible (And is often the case with cheaper crack), the manufacturer may have not purified the finished product and there is still chemicals left from manufacturing which can damage your lungs a lot more.

As far as the manufacturing of crack, it is quite simple to create crack. The majority of powder cocaine available on the street is actually a salt form of cocaine, usually hydrochloride which is what is used in making crack. The manufacturing of crack involves breaking down baking powder in powder cocaine which dissolves the hydrochloride from the cocaine, leaving the freebase form which is usually then rolled into "rocks."