Cocaine is most known for being snorted when in its white powder form. However, there are many forms of the drug that are abused in a variety of ways, all with their own negative consequences.
Key takeaways:
- Powder cocaine is often laid out on a clean, smooth surface such as a mirror or phone screen and cut into lines with a fine-edged instrument such as a bank card or razor blade.
- The most common form of smoked cocaine is crack. When smoked out of a crack pipe the vapors hit the brain almost immediately, creating an intense short-lived high.
- Cocaine hydrochloride is one of the only forms of cocaine that is soluble in water and can be injected directly into the system.
