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Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is made in illegal laboratories and has a
high potential for abuse and dependence. Street
methamphetamine is referred to by many names, such as
"speed," "meth," and "chalk." Methamphetamine hydrochloride,
clear chunky crystals resembling ice, which can be inhaled
by smoking, is referred to as "ice," "crystal," and "glass."
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Cocaine
Cocaine is
generally sold on the street as a fine, white, crystalline
powder, known as "coke," "C," "snow," "flake," or "blow."
Street dealers generally dilute it with such inert
substances as cornstarch, talcum powder, and/or sugar, or
with such active drugs as procaine (a chemically-related
local anesthetic) or with such other stimulants as
amphetamines.
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Crack
The chemical
cocaine hydrochloride is commonly known as cocaine. Some
users chemically process cocaine in order to remove the
hydrochloride. This process is called "freebasing" and makes
the drug more potent. "Crack" is a solid form of freebased
cocaine. It is called "crack" because it snaps and cracks
when heated and smoked.
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Heroin
Heroin can be smoked with tobacco, heated
on tin foil ('chasing the dragon'), snorted or injected,
either just below the skin's surface ('skin popping') or
directly into a vein ('mainlining'). The majority of addicts
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