Crack Cocaine
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The Emergence Of Crack Cocaine Abuse
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Author : Edith Fairman Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2002
The Emergence Of Crack Cocaine Abuse written by Edith Fairman Cooper and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Psychology categories.
Cocaine was once considered the elite's drug, with a price so high that only the very wealthy could afford it, and thought by many to be 'safe'. But during the 1980s, a dangerous and cheap derivative began appearing on the street. This drug, crack, is a cocaine free-base produced relatively safely and easily. Because of its low production costs, crack became popular among the lower classes, leading to an epidemic in the late 1980s, with estimates that over one million people used crack cocaine. The drug's name became synonymous with gangs, crime, and violence. Because of the intensity and apparent suddenness of the crack crisis, people began to wonder if there were any warning signs public officials missed and how exactly crack spread across the nation. Some even floated the theory that agencies like the CIA and FBI encouraged the use of crack in inner cities. No matter where it came from, crack is a menace that, though no longer 'epidemic', must be combated along with all other illegal drugs. This book makes a close examination of the development, responses to, and effect of the crack cocaine crisis in the United States. Included are descriptions of cocaine, crack, and the free-basing process. Also examined are the health questions surrounding the abuse problems and the allegations that governmental authorities had advance knowledge of crack. With the war on drugs a perpetual and critical battle in America, the facts and analyses presented here are of paramount importance to the understanding of a major issue of society's safety.
Crack
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Author : Rodney G. Peck
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 1999-12-15
Crack written by Rodney G. Peck and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the characteristics of crack cocaine and the dangers of using the drug.
Crack
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Author : David Farber
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-10
Crack written by David Farber and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-10 with History categories.
The crack cocaine years: from deviant globalization to the 'get money' culture of late twentieth-century America.
Crack Cocaine Users
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Author : Daniel Briggs
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-03-01
Crack Cocaine Users written by Daniel Briggs and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Social Science categories.
Crack cocaine users have significant health problems, and place a significant burden on social services, the criminal justice system and drug treatment agencies. Among policymakers, professionals and the wider section of society, they are the most poorly understood drug-using group and have the worst retention rate in prison drug programmes and community drug agencies. This book is about their addictions and the realities of their lives. Based on ethnographic research (observation and interviewing) conducted in south London, it aims to highlight their day-to-day struggles as they attempt to survive in a violent and intimidating street drug scene while trying to make changes to their lives. The book unpacks the myths and stigma of their drug use, highlighting their fragile position in society in an effort to better understand them. With the help of several key characters, the book uses their words and experiences to take the reader on a journey through their crack addiction from a life in and out of crack houses, their experiences with law enforcement and welfare agencies to their life aspirations. The findings have important policy implications, and are relevant and accessible to academics and students in the field of criminology, sociology, psychology, and research methods. The research is equally relevant for central and local government policymakers, and frontline healthcare and drug agency staff.
Crack Cocaine Crime And Women
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Author : Sue Mahan
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 1996-08-23
Crack Cocaine Crime And Women written by Sue Mahan and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-08-23 with Psychology categories.
An up-to-date consideration of women who are plagued by crack cocaine addiction, Crack Cocaine, Crime, and Women provides integral information on the legal, lifestyle, and treatment issues specific to these drug addicts. Author Sue Mahan discusses the divergent perspectives surrounding the controversial status of these women and offers insight into their tormented reality. In a clear and practical manner, Mahan examines the common patterns of crack-addicted women and the implications for policy and practice. This informative volume also addresses the tragic consequences of children born to addicted mothers and stresses the need for policies and resources that support their well-being. Crack Cocaine, Crime, and Women offers a broad and informed perspective on the problem of crack-addicted women for a wide range of urban human service professionals, including counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, public health professionals, women′s services providers, criminal justice professionals, and advanced students preparing to work in these fields.
Cocaine And Crack
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Author : Katie Marsico
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-01-01
Cocaine And Crack written by Katie Marsico and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book provides information on the dangers of cocaine and crack cocaine, a stimulant drug that affects the central nervous system. Use of the drug can result in sudden death, even upon first time use. Within this book, readers will learn about the long and short-term effects of cocaine and crack cocaine which include physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, health problems, arrest for drug possession, and for other drug-related crime and overdose. Personal stories of teens who used drugs and the realities they faced invite the reader to understand the effects of the drug on a personal level. These stories seamlessly unfold along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. Most importantly, there is an entire chapter devoted to getting help. This book is an essential resource and provides concise information about a difficult topic.
The Truth About Crack Cocaine
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language : en
Publisher: Drug-Free World
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The Truth About Crack Cocaine written by and has been published by Drug-Free World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Crack Cocaine
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Author : Barbara C. Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-09
Crack Cocaine written by Barbara C. Wallace and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-09 with Psychology categories.
Using first-hand experience, the author presents a practical treatment approach, originally designed for crack patients, but generally applicable to chemical dependency problems. It also explains the social, biological and psychological factors in crack addiction and various barriers to treatment.
5 Grams
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Author : Dimitri A. Bogazianos
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2012
5 Grams written by Dimitri A. Bogazianos and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Law categories.
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law repealing one of the most controversial policies in American criminal justice history: the one hundred to one sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder whereby someone convicted of “simply” possessing five grams of crack—the equivalent of a few sugar packets—had been required by law to serve no less than five years in prison. In this highly original work, Dimitri A. Bogazianos draws on various sources to examine the profound symbolic consequences of America’s reliance on this punishment structure, tracing the rich cultural linkages between America’s War on Drugs, and the creative contributions of those directly affected by its destructive effects. Focusing primarily on lyrics that emerged in 1990s New York rap, which critiqued the music industry for being corrupt, unjust, and criminal, Bogazianos shows how many rappers began drawing parallels between the “rap game” and the “crack game." He argues that the symbolism of crack in rap’s stance towards its own commercialization represents a moral debate that is far bigger than hip hop culture, highlighting the degree to which crack cocaine—although a drug long in decline—has come to represent the entire paradoxical predicament of punishment in the U.S. today.
Dealing Crack
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Author : Bruce A. Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-01
Dealing Crack written by Bruce A. Jacobs and has been published by Northeastern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-01 with Social Science categories.
During the 1980s, addiction to crack cocaine escalated at an alarming rate. As the demand for crack grew, so did the economic opportunities for entrepreneurial street dealers, who developed criminal underground networks for the supply and retail sale of the high-profit substance. While crack cocaine use has since plateaued and is on the decline, hard-core dealers persist in selling the increasingly unprofitable drug in a high-risk, competitive street market. Bruce A. Jacobs bases his study on dangerous field research conducted in one of the most socially distressed and impoverished neighborhoods in St. Louis. Drawing on no-holds-barred interviews with active dealers, as well as on his own eyewitness observations of transactions and encounters with police, Jacobs captures the crack business as it actually operates on the streets. He examines the underlying motivations for selling crack, describes the complex and intricate social organization of dealing, and explores how dealers protect transactions from law enforcement, undercover police, and criminal predators. Quoting extensively from his conversations with offenders, he conveys much of the fear and aura surrounding the process and lifestyle of crack cocaine dealing. This provocative volume is appropriate for a variety of courses in criminal justice and social problems and gives general readers an inside look at one of America's most troubling problems.