Types of Substances and Their Treatments

Information on Crack Addiction

Crack is a solid smokable and free basic form of cocaine provides intense pleasure beyond the normal range of human experience used widely as a recreational drug

Valuable Treatments for Crack Addiction

Crack is a solid, smokable and free basic form of cocaine that is produced from the leaves of coca plant Erythroxylon coca. Crack is made by converting cocaine hydrochloride into freebase form methylbenzoylecgonine with the help of baking soda. Inhaling of this drug provide intense pleasure beyond the normal range of human experience.

Action in body

Cocaine adversely affect the brain chemistry of the user by releasing enormous amount of dopamine, a brain chemical that is responsible for feeling of euphoria or feeling of intense pleasure. But after 15 minutes the dopamine level declines than the normal concentration resulting a feeling of depression. Hence the user is forced to take the drug again in order to increase the dopamine level again. Crack delivers the most wonderful state of consciousness and intense pleasure.

Side effects

When large amount of dopamine is released in brain it stimulates the adrenal gland to secrete a large amount of adrenaline into the bloodstream. Adrenaline tends to increase the heart rate and blood pressure and thus resulting long term cardiovascular problems. The methylecgonidine released from the smoking form of crack has bad impact on lungs, heart and liver.

Impact on pregnancy

Mother taking cocaine during pregnancy gives birth to a child called “Crack baby”. During early month of pregnancy crack increase the risk of miscarriage. It triggers labor pain and causes the baby to grow poorly, a baby with low birth weight.

Low birth weight babies likely to dye during their first month of birth due to reduced in brain size and increased risk of lifelong disabilities such as mental retardation, heart defects, urinary tract defects,

Legal issues

Crack is grouped under Schedule-l drug making it illegal for its manufacture, export, import, distribution, marketing, use and possession.