Crack Cocaine Addiction Rehab Treatment Fort McMurray, Crack Detox Program Fort McMurray, AB

According to one source, the crack form of cocaine is alarmingly popular in Fort McMurray. It has been reported that five to ten percent of the population of this city is addicted to it. Crack cocaine is a form of cocaine that is in a hard, solid form.

Crack is an already prepared form of freebased cocaine. This is a very popular option because the user does not have to buy the equipment or be exposed to the explosive chemicals associated with freebasing. City police say the surge in cocaine use corresponds directly to a recent rise in thefts and break and enters to homes and vehicles. These crimes are usually associated with the addicts' need for money to purchase crack cocaine.

People who live in Fort McMurray say that times are good in this northern Alberta oil-rich boom town, unfortunately that also means drugs and sex are plentiful near the 7-Eleven at the corner of Franklin Avenue and Main Street. This very same corner doubles as a drug den with many of the different businesses turning a blind eye to those who buy and sell drugs. Inside one business, druggies smoke meth in the washroom while a frustrated clerk hangs the Out of Order sign on the door once again. Her $11 hourly wage isn't worth the hassle, she says. The entrance to the nearby Mr. Liquor store is littered with loiterers, as is the parking lot. Some are selling, others buying.

It is no surprise that this has led to an increase in drug busts and other drug related police activity. One local vehicle that was pulled over for a routine traffic stop, and when the police officer commented about an odor emanating from the vehicle, the driver sped away and police chased him until he finally surrendered to the police. With the help of a police dog, police seized 1.2 kilograms of crack cocaine, with a street value of $170,000.