Hi everyone, I am new to the site. I am trying to find out what are the main differences between a Cocaine and Crack addiction. I suspect my boyfriend is addicted but not sure to which drug.

Aug 26, 2011. A few high school friends of mine would use the shower method, mostly to cover the smell of cannabis (the smell of which is infinitely stronger and more recognizable than the smell of crack), it probably worked alright, but if one is going to smoke in a bathroom, its much easier and just as effective to spray. Crack is extremely addictive, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, and can be smoked, snorted or dissolved in water and injected into a vein. Rock cocaine that has been heated makes a. Be mild or severe, caused by damage to nasal lining. A person using crack for a period of time may lose the ability to smell.

He binges and is gone for several days at a time, and then shows up broke, tired, congested, coughing, no libido, and often irratable. He always sleeps a lot after these epsidoes. I thought it was cocaine because he told me years ago he had an addiciton to it but was over it now and in recovery for 2 years.

Forever Faithless The Greatest Hits Zip. Long story short he isn't and I just relaized he is using again and probally has been for awile now. Does crack smell when it is smoked?

Becuase he has spent a lot of time in the bathroom and i would assume if it was crack the bathroom would have smelled and it never did. Thanks for any help you can provide. First, welcome to Sober Recovery.

This site is full of wonderful information and a lot of support! You might want to check out the friends and family members forums for support. Let us assume, and when we assume, you know what that means, that you are correct in that he is using again.

I am a crack addict. Two years, well, over 2 years ago, I started smoking crack with my then, boyfriend. I had tooted (snorted) coke for a short while before that, but didn't feel the need to toot like I got the need to smoke crack. Crack IS cocaine. It is cocaine mixed with baking soda and cooked until it is hard/comes back. Some people use other ingredients, but the way I had cooked mine was mixing the coke with baking soda. Dsc Serial Protocol Tutorial. They are two totally different highs, as I am sure other coke addicts will tell you.

Cocaine, in powder form, takes a little bit of time to kick in and lasts about 30-40 minutes. It did with me, anyway. Took about a minute to kick in for me. Crack kicks in as soon as it is inhaled and lasts only about 18-30 SECONDS. The initial high anyway. If you smoke enough crack, it will keep you awake all night long, days at a time, and can leave a certain feeling in the back of your head. A weird sensation of sorts.

Crack, itself, has no scent. The 'filter' or brillo, or whatever they use, will leave a burnt scent of sorts. I remember walking into my ex's house, when we were still seeing each other, and geeking from the smell of the burnt brillo. The come down from crack is different too.

For some people. For me, I was irritated, irrational, emotional, crying, angry. ALWAYS wanting more, so I'd get some, sneak into places, usually bathrooms, take a few hits, and come out.

Even if I took xanax, vicodin, or smoked weed, or took some other medication to help relax me. With coke, I'd toot a couple lines, get my buzz going, and didn't care to do anymore or get emotional or anything.

And either coke or crack will send you home broke if you are addicted. Crack especially so, and people tend to steal, sneak, and hide that more than coke in it's powder form. I know crack kills the libido in men. My ex took viagra to counter the effects. I never noticed much coughing from crack smoking.

I always coughed when smoking weed or cigarettes, but the smoke from crack never seemed to bother my lungs. I didn't cough. I OD'd twice from smoking crack. If you suspect that your boyriend is smoking crack, I highly suggest hiding money and all valuables. If he doesn't live with you, don't let him. Don't let him have a key to the house, for any reason, and if you plan to stick with him, please visit the friends and families forum OFTEN and ask for support and take the advice.

Honestly, I wouldn't stick with ANYONE in active addiction, but that is me and I know what active addiction is like on my side of the fence and what it did to my friends and family. Exescope 6 41 Download Firefox. Everyone is different. You've come to a wonderful place, here at SR.