Comment by GuB-42

By someone who tried both cocaine (snorted) and crack (smoked), the craving is much stronger with crack. That's because it is much faster acting, it also wears off faster, and he said that part of him was ready to get violent for an other dose as it happened. Other than that, the effect was similar, it is the same molecule after all.

It is common to smoked drugs in general. For what I know, smoking is the fastest route of administration. That instant gratification makes it more addictive than slower routes of administration, like snorting in this case.

It doesn't mean the laws weren't racist, but crack cocaine is more addictive.