CRACK COCAINE

DRUG EDUCATION

All Hail the New Medical Disovery—Never Mind Addiction to It

Starts with Cocaine, followed by crack cocaine, became the drug of choice in many of our UK big cities like London and Manchester in the 1980s. By 2002 crack importing and addiction reached epidemic proportions. Seizures of it had increased by 50% and the numbers of crack addicts seeking help by 54%.

DRUG EDUCATION

Cocaine and Crack Cocaine

Cocaine is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant. Cocaine is extracted from coca leaves and was originally developed as a painkiller. When it is in powder form it is known as cocaine and when in crystal form it is known as crack cocaine.