Cocaine has been used for thousands of years, and in the late 1850's, Europe got interested on this drug. The drug was brought to Europe for the Spanish to study. It's properties that caused euphoria were discovered in the early 1860's, and it became widely available. The method for purifying the coca leaves into the .
actual drug was created shortly after the discovery of it's properties, and the procedure for doing so was constantly changed and improved throughout the years. The discovery of cocaine led to the discoveries of more anesthetics such as Novocain and Lidocaine.
This drug had become illegalized by the Harrison act of 1914 and the Jones Miller act of 1922. However, of course, the usage of this drug still hasn't been put to an end. The New York senator, Charles Schumer, made an announcement in the August of 2004. "Twenty years ago, Crack was headed east across the United States like a Mack truck out of control, and it slammed New York hard because we just didnt see the warning signs. " As from this, you can see from this statement that crack has hit New York just as it did the other states across the U.S. .
Crack is about 80 to 100% more pure than cocaine. When making Crack, you heat up cocaine to burn off all the extra ingredients included to it, so when you burn off all that extra stuff, the cocaine becomes more pure, turning it into Crack. Crack gets it's name by the sound it makes when you smoke it. Crack comes in various different colors, such as white, yellow, and pink. It isn't transparent so you can't see through it. Crack has a lot of similarities to a rock/stone. It's used in three general ways, smoking it, injecting it, and snorting it (you use a pipe to smoke it). " Once you get a little taste of it, you're instantly high. " Says a local drug user. "You never get ˜as high' as the first time, that's what makes it so addictive. You want to get as high as that first time.
