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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by RookyNumbas on Thursday June 17, 2021 @03:39PM (#27543697)
The crack vs. cocaine comparison is no good, we should stop using it. Free base is a very different drug than cocaine. An equivalent "white" version of crack would be crystal meth, which has had similar sentencing guidelines to crack.
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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by cwkoss on Thursday June 17, 2021 @03:51PM (#27543834)
I was under the impression that they are pharmacologically identical and main distinction is that crack can be smoked/vaporized and while cocaine is predominantly snorted.

I would be surprised if the harms of smoked crack were worse than the harms of IV cocaine.

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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by imrelaxed on Thursday June 17, 2021 @04:41PM (#27544324)
Based on studies: Under 7% of cocaine abuse is IV. Self reported ratings of high, liking and stimulated are greater after smoking than after IV with similar plasma concentrations.
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