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Crack or cocaine HCl: does the wash remove the cuts? Cooking cocaine into crack does not clean it. The wash sorts a powder by how well each ingredient…

What does heroin look like? Heroin appears as brown powder, as white or off-white powder, and as a sticky dark solid, and the differences mostly reflect where it…

What do benzodiazepine pills look like? Benzodiazepine pills are designed to look official, which is exactly what makes counterfeits effective. Bars, round blues and blister-packed tablets can all…

What does 3-MMC look like? 3-MMC and its relatives arrive as shiny crystal or as fine powder, usually white, sometimes with a yellow tint. The practical problem is…

What does cannabis look like? Cannabis is the substance people feel most confident judging by eye, and the confidence is partly earned. You can genuinely see resin, trim…

What does DMT look like? DMT is one of the few substances here where colour genuinely carries information, though not the information people assume. It ranges from white…

What does 2C-B look like? 2C-B is best known for being pink, which is the least reliable thing about it. It appears as small pressed pills, as powder…

What does LSD look like? LSD is active at such small amounts that you are almost never looking at the drug itself. You are looking at paper, gelatine…

What does methamphetamine look like? Methamphetamine is the substance most strongly associated with a particular look, which is large clear or bluish-white shards. That reputation makes the appearance…

What does amphetamine look like? Amphetamine is the one substance in this series where appearance genuinely tracks something, though not purity. It ranges from a wet grey paste…