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crack  

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  • Crack is a form of cocaine that is made by mixing a salt form of cocaine (hydrochloride) with a base such as sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to convert the salt form of the drug to the base form. This conversion produces a form of smokable cocaine. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Crack]

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