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This 4 page paper examines crack and cocaine and looks at the differences. Are sentencing guidelines fair? The issue is addressed as well the disparity between rich and poor in America. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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temperature and heart rate as well as constricting blood vessels ("Cocaine," 2007). It also elevates blood pressure ("Cocaine," 2007). What the user is feeling is equated with stimulation to the
sympathetic nervous system (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). The drug causes a sense of euphoria (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). The onset of the drug is relatively rapid. When a
person snorts cocaine, the peak comes about 30 minutes later (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Yet, when taken in the form of crack, the onset of the euphoric effect is
much more quickly than that (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Cocaine is a powerful stimulant and is of natural origin ("Cocaine," 2007). In other words, unlike some other illegal drugs,
it is not made in a lab. Crack on the other hand, is a drug that is processed ("Cocaine," 2007). Crack is in fact cocaine that has been taken from
its original form-cocaine hydrochloride-to a free base to be utilized for smoking ("Cocaine," 2007). To process the substance, drug cookers use something like sodium bicarbonate and water, or ammonia ("Cocaine,"
2007). After heating, the cocaine is removed from the hydrochloride which creates a form of cocaine that may be smoked ("Cocaine," 2007). That is crack. Clearly, crack is cocaine in
a slightly different form. Yet, the law treats these as different entities. Of course, it should be said that dependency differs as well. It is claimed for example that crack
is much more addictive. Some statistics bear this claim out. For example, statistics show that admissions in drug rehabilitation centers for cocaine has decreased, but it has increased for crack
("Cocaine," 2007). There is no definitive cause and effect relationship here, but it seems as if crack use is on the rise. What is the law as it applies to
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