Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To purify (cocaine) by treating its powdered hydrochloride form with an alkaloid solution such as ammonia and then using a heated solvent to separate out the precipitate.
- intransitive verb To use (cocaine purified in this way) by smoking it or by inhaling the fumes after burning it.
- intransitive verb To prepare or use cocaine purified in this way.
- noun Cocaine purified by this method.
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- noun chemistry The purified, dry form of an
amine , especially analkaloid natural product, that is normally used in solution. - noun This form of
cocaine . - verb To
purify such a drug bycrystallization - verb To use such a drug by
inhalation of thefumes given off when it is burnt
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6 A second dose administered within an hour will also cause less of an intense response. 12 For these reasons cocaine users will take the drug repeatedly every 30 to 40 minutes if available. 7 It has been reported that the craving for another dose after smoking freebase is more intense than after I.V. cocaine HCI and explains the high addiction potential of freebasing. 10
Cocaine Toxicity 2010
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Some people who cross the line from powder cocaine to more hard-core use are into freebase, which is made by mixing a pure form of cocaine with ether.
KILLING WILLIS TODD BRIDGES 2010
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Some people who cross the line from powder cocaine to more hard-core use are into freebase, which is made by mixing a pure form of cocaine with ether.
KILLING WILLIS TODD BRIDGES 2010
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Freebase cocaine is essentially pure cocaine that is made today by preparing an aqueous solution of cocaine HCI and adding ammonia or bicarbonate to alkalinize the solution and precipitate alkaloidal cocaine. 6 The "freebase" formed is nonwater-soluble, does not decompose. with heat and can be crushed, and mixed with tobacco and smoked.
Cocaine Toxicity 2010
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By the early 1960s, however, Philip Morris had also begun using ammonia to "freebase" the nicotine in cigarette smoke, creating low-yield (reduced-tar or - nicotine) cigarettes that still had the nicotine kick necessary to keep customers "satisfied" (i.e., addicted).
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When cocaine is smoked as freebase and inhaled, delivering the cocaine rapidly to the pulmonary vascular bed, a rapid increase in blood concentration occurs with intense euphoric effects similar to that of rapid I.V. injection but lasting only 20 minutes. 6 In one study comparing smoking of freebase with I.V. cocaine HCI use, smoking 50 mg. of freebase (inhaling 16 mg. cocaine) caused a more pleasurable euphoria than 20 mg.
Cocaine Toxicity 2010
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It has become more profitable to make freebase cocaine at home using kits sold for this purpose as the cost of cocaine HCI has dropped. 5
Cocaine Toxicity 2010
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Use of cocaine, which now crosses all segments of society, has risen due to its increased availability, decreased cost, and more advantageous routes of administration through the use of freebase cocaine.
Cocaine Toxicity 2010
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"Have you ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?"
John W. Whitehead: Do Parents' Rights End at the Schoolhouse Gate? John W. Whitehead 2011
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"Have you ever used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?"
John W. Whitehead: Do Parents' Rights End at the Schoolhouse Gate? John W. Whitehead 2011
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