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Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships
Physically it's not too addictive, but mentally the chance of getting addicted is pretty high. I'd be pretty wary, I mean, I wouldn't do coke or crack myself, but that shouldn't stop you from trying a line.
Oh, and why is crack so addictive if it's just coke mixed with baking soda? I've never gotten that.
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It's not just "mixed with baking soda". Baking soda is an ingredient that causes a chemical reaction in the cocaine when heated properly, with the resulting substance being freebase cocaine. What's important about that? Well for one, powdered cocaine isn't smokable (at least not efficiently at all), and freebase cocaine is. When you smoke something, it is A LOT more intense than if you insufflate it or take it orally. It also has a far shorter duration. So you can see how crack/freebase has the potential for higher addictive qualities than regular cocaine.
There is a difference between crack and freebase, but it's mainly additive stuff that is put into crack. Crack is basically the impure form of freebase cocaine.