What we perceive to be the differences between cocaine and crack cocaine are often skewed and polarized. We think of cocaine as a luxury drug, a near harmless powder for the opulent sent from the heavens, while we think of crack as the drug of choice for the homeless or the poor. This is apocryphal thinking. Although crack is more addictive than cocaine, the disparities are widely over-bloated. Whichever version it is, if you are addicted to cocaine please call Right Path today so we can set you up with a consultation at the addiction recovery center that best suits your needs. Crack is essentially powdered cocaine base cooked with water and baking soda until it becomes the solid rocks we are familiar with thinking about. It is then crushed up and smoked. Powder cocaine, however, cannot be smoked. It is through this crucial distinction that illuminates how crack is even more harmful than powdered cocaine. Smoking the rocks is a more intense version of snorting the powder, which makes it more addictive. This does not mean that cocaine isn’t highly addictive. Like many high profile drugs, cocaine stimulates dopamine in the brain producing increased levels of euphoria and pleasure. The high from cocaine only lasts around 20 minutes when snorted and leads to unpleasant come-down. The immediate nature of the drug makes it immediately addictive. The high from smoking crack, however, only lasts five minutes and manufactures an even…