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How Cocaine is Used:

Most frequently, cocaine is used through absorption. Users sniff/snort the powder-like substance through the nasal cavity where it enters the blood stream through the nasal tissues. The substance is typically set in a straight line, or series of straight lines, to enable the user to sniff the substance with ease. Cocaine users are also known to rub the substance on their gums, or ingest it. To speed up the process of absorption, some users inject themselves with cocaine or inhale the substance as smoke or vapour. Injection is the most dangerous route of absorption

Crack-cocaine users smoke the substance. “Crack” gets its name from the sound crack-cocaine makes when it is being burned. Typically, a pipe or “crack-pipe” is used to hold the substance while it is being heated. The crack-cocaine rests on a ball-shape at the end of a tube with a small hole under the substance and a second hole leading to a tube where the smoke leads to the users’ mouth to be inhaled. A "crack pipe" can also be as simple as a cylinder with a hole at each end. Inhaling crack allows the substance to reach the brain rapidly, bringing on an immediate, however short, intoxicated experience.