Cocaine (Coke, Crack) Facts
Cocaine is a white powder. It can be snorted up the nose or mixed with water and injected with a needle. Cocaine can also be made into small white rocks, called crack. It's called crack because when the rocks are heated, they make a cracking sound. Crack is smoked in a small glass pipe.
Cocaine can make a person feel full of energy, but also restless, scared, or angry.
Some slang names for cocaine are:
- Coke
- Coca
- Snow
- Flake
- Blow
"My life was built around getting cocaine and getting high."
![Young woman sitting outside](images/barbara_story.jpg)
Barbara is recovering from her cocaine addiction. She's thankful that her life is different now than it was before. (Photo information)