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How is Crack Cocaine Addiction Treated?

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Highly addictive and extremely popular, crack cocaine is a widely abused drug in the United States. Due to its prevalence, the need for crack-specific drug rehab programs has developed. Crack is a form of cocaine, making it a central nervous system stimulant. It is made by combining cocaine with water and baking soda or ammonia …

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Crack Overdose: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

Crack cocaine is a very dangerous and addictive stimulant drug, and using it can lead to a crack overdose, which may involve life-threatening consequences. Knowing the crack overdose symptoms can help you identify when you may need to seek emergency treatment for yourself or someone else. What Are the Effects of Crack? Crack cocaine causes …

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Crack Addiction

Crack cocaine is a very addictive and harmful stimulant drug. It can harm your heart and lungs, as well as other parts of your body, and can cause psychosis, violent behavior, and even death.

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Woman busted for selling crack at GNC health store in New Hampshire

Woman busted for selling crack at health store in New Hampshire

A New Hampshire woman was arrested for allegedly selling crack cocaine at a health and nutrition supplies shop in Somersworth. Jenny Delgado, 26, who lives in Somersworth, north of Dover near the Maine border, was arrested Feb. 27, 2018, and later released on bail of $2,500. Officers, including Strafford County Sheriff’s deputies and local police, …

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Maine drug bust takes $11,000 of heroin and crack off the streets

Heroin and crack seized in Maine drug bust

A bust in Verona Island on Tuesday night left four people under arrest and took $11,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine off the streets. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) said that they seized the heroin and crack cocaine from a home on East Side Drive. The authorities also seized approximately $3,000 in cash. …

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Five arrested in heroin and crack bust in Salt Lake City, Utah

Five arrested in heroin and crack bust in Salt Lake City, Utah

Five people linked to a Honduran drug gang were arrested in Utah and will likely be deported from the United States. Utah state authorities captured more than 100 balloons filled with heroin in this raid, as well as about 50 balloons filled with crack cocaine. Agents from Utah’s SBI, or State Bureau of Investigation, part …

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Government cracking down on marijuana possession while legalizing use

government cracking down on marijuana whilst legalizing consumption

Will the federal government crackdown on the newly legal marijuana industry in several states? Or won’t it? In January, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo; a policy put in place under former President Barack Obama says federal authorities wouldn’t act against legal pot businesses in various states. Sessions tone – described as …

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Drug dealing scheme cracked within the San Mateo Correctional Center

Drug dealing scheme cracked within the San Mateo Correctional Center

Ten people from San Mateo County’s Maple Street Correctional Center are accused of being involved in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine inside the prison, according to the sheriff’s deputies. Five female inmates were held on suspicion of attempting to bring drugs into a correctional facility, attempted possession of a controlled substance and criminal conspiracy. During …

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