freebase

Crack's chemical cousin

Freebase is a form of cocaine that has been chemically processed to remove the hydrochloride salt, making it smokable.

The resulting compound vaporizes at lower temperatures, delivering an intense, rapid high.

As a verb, to freebase is to smoke cocaine prepared this way: He started freebasing in the eighties.

The practice gained notoriety after comedian Richard Pryor was severely burned in a freebasing accident.

drug

cocaine

Addictive stimulant narcotic

  • crackNarrow break or attempt
  • smokingInhaling burning tobacco
  • pipeHollow conveyance channel

purified · alkaloid · high · euphoria · rush · vaporize · inhale · rock · lighter · flame

chemistry

alkaloid

Nitrogenous plant compound

solvent · neutralization · ammonia · ether · extraction · conversion · hydrochloride · salt · pH · solubility

illegal

contraband

Prohibited trade goods

arrest · incarceration · indictment · illicit · clandestine · stash · paraphernalia · dealer · distribution · smuggling

addiction

dependence

State of needing another

recovery · detoxification · rehabilitation · abstinence · compulsion · tolerance · intervention · sponsor · counseling · therapy

Categories
Opposites
drug purity/processing

freebaseraw

In original state

uncut · diluted · adulterated · leaf · coca leaf

chemical form of cocaine

freebaseblow

Move air forcefully

coke · nose candy

sobriety/drug use

freebasesobriety

Unimpaired mental state

clean · sober · abstinence · straight · drug-free

Family

freebasing, freebased

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated R