Crack or Cocaine: Know you Nose Candy

1
Crack or CocaineKnow you Nose Candy

• The one time that knowing something about an
  amine can make a big difference

2
Crack

• Tertiary amine
• No formal charge
• Fat soluble
• Must be smoked

3
Cocaine

• Quaternary amine
• Charged molecule
• Water soluble
• Can be injected
• Sold as cocaine hydrochloride
• Ask for it by name

4
What is the cost of a crack rock?

• 1 - 5
• 5 - 10
• 10 - 100
• 100 - 500
• Over 500
• I dont know

5
What is the cost for 1g of Cocaine?

• 1 5
• 5 - 10
• 10 - 100
• 100 500
• Over 500
• I dont know

6
The number 13 corresponds to

• Minutes it took me to load the dishwasher this
  morning.
• Times I tried to call into a radio contest on
  WXRT. (not successful)
• Unpaired black socks I threw out last weekend.
• Packets of soy sauce I received when I asked for
  some.

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An Expensive Atom

• Crack costs about 5 per rock.
• It sets prostitution rates.
• Cocaine goes for about 100/g
• Sentencing for crack is about 100X more severe
  than cocaine.
• Fair?
• Mandatory Minimum Sentencing