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crack

Street name for a chemical derivative (bicarbonate) of cocaine in hard, crystalline lumps; it is heated and inhaled (smoked) as a stimulant. Crack was first used in San Francisco in the early 1980s, and is highly addictive.

Its use has led to numerous deaths. It is an important sector of the illegal drug trade, since it is less expensive than cocaine.

According to a 2003 US national survey on drug use and health, 7.9 million Americans used crack cocaine at some point in their lives, 1.4 million used it in the preceding year, and 604,000 in the preceding 30 days. A 2004 survey of students found that 3.9% of 12th-graders had used crack at some point, including 2.3% in the preceding year and 1.0% in the preceding 30 days.
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Cocky, staring at the open door, was in just the stage of determining whether or not he should more closely inspect that crack of exit to the wider world, which inspection, in turn, would determine whether or not he should venture out through the crack, when his eyes beheld the eyes of the second discoverer staring in.
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"Why, that crack in the rock, just facing you," replied Billina, whose little round eyes were very sharp and seemed to see everything.
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"The rocks will soon crack the shell," was the Crow's answer; and the Eagle, taking the hint, let fall the Tortoise on a sharp rock, and the two birds made a hearty meal of the Tortoise.
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