Mesa Cocaine Abuse - Facts about Methods of Use

Mesa Cocaine Abuse - Cocaine comes in two forms: freebase and hydrochloride salt. The salt form is soluble in water.

Addicts who inject the drug dissolve the salt form of cocaine in water and then inject it into their veins. This method is called "slamming" or "mainlining" cocaine.

The freebase form of cocaine, called crack, is smoked in a pipe. Smoking crack cocaine results in the rapid absorption of the drug into the bloodstream, causing an intense and short-lived high.

Cocaine may also be taken intranasally by snorting the powder. Users who snort the drug usually experience a slower and longer-lasting high than those who smoke or inject the drug.