Smoking freebase or crack cocaine is most often accomplished using a pipe made from a small glass tube, often taken from "love roses," small glass tubes with a paper rose that are promoted as romantic gifts.
Povzročila je številne smrti, predvsem v Los Angelesu in okolici, vključujoč znane osebe kot John Belushi, Chris Farley, Mitch HedbergRiver Phoenix, in Layne Staley.