“The only thing on my mind was crack cocaine. This often causes cracked and blistered lips, known as “crack lip,” from users having a very hot pipe pressed against their lips.
As crack smoke does not remain potent for long, crack pipes are generally very short. Crack is often mixed with other substances that create toxic fumes when burned. Smoking crack further presents a series of health risks. Regardless of how much of the drug is used or how frequently, crack cocaine increases the risk that the user will experience a heart attack, stroke, seizure or respiratory (breathing) failure, any of which can result in sudden death. The drug can make people feel paranoid, 1 angry, hostile and anxious-even when they aren’t high. They can experience greatly increased heart rate, muscle spasms and convulsions. People who use it often don’t eat or sleep properly. What are the short-term effects of crack cocaine?Ĭrack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the opposite-intense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
