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Pharmaceutical Preparations > Illicit Drugs > Crack Cocaine
Heterocyclic Compounds > Alkaloids > Tropanes > Cocaine > Crack Cocaine
... > Organic Chemicals > Aza Compounds > Azabicyclo Compounds > Tropanes > Cocaine > Crack Cocaine
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring > Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic > Azabicyclo Compounds > Tropanes > Cocaine > Crack Cocaine

Preferred term

Crack Cocaine  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • addiction to crack cocaine = CRACK COCAINE (IM) + COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS (IM)

Scope note

  • The purified, alkaloidal, extra-potent form of cocaine. It is smoked (free-based), injected intravenously, and orally ingested. Use of crack results in alterations in function of the cardiovascular system, the autonomic nervous system, the central nervous system, and the gastrointestinal system. The slang term "crack" was derived from the crackling sound made upon igniting of this form of cocaine for smoking.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016578

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