Someone who freebases cocaine is at risk of being burned by the conversion process because a highly volatile solvent, such as ether, is being used.
Nearly 83% of individuals arrested in 2002 for crimes related to crack cocaine were African-American.
The original intention for methadone maintenance treatment was to reduce illegal heroin use and the criminal acts that are associated with heroin addiction.
Oxycontin withdrawal symptoms typically begin as soon as six hours after the last dose and can last up to one week.