free base

Crack preparation method

Free base is the purified, non-salt form of a drug—especially cocaine—that can be smoked for a more intense, rapid high.

The process of converting cocaine hydrochloride into this smokable form is also called freebasing: He started freebasing in the eighties.

The term appears as noun, verb, or adjective, often written as one word: freebase.

drug use

crack

Narrow break or attempt

  • cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
  • smokingInhaling burning tobacco
  • pipeHollow conveyance channel

high · addiction · rock · vaporization · binge · overdose · withdrawal · dependence · stimulant · psychoactive

chemistry

alkaloid

Nitrogenous plant compound

solubility · pH · neutralization · purification · crystallization · filtration · nucleophile · conversion · organic solvent · ammonia

Opposites
chemical form

free basehydrochloride

Organic base-acid salt

conjugate acid

Family

freebase, freebasing

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated R