The crack epidemic was a surge of crack cocaine use in major cities across the United States throughout the entirety of the 1980s and the early 1990s...
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emergence and effects of the 1980s crack epidemic in the United States, which resulted in negative effects on America's inner cities. The film was released on...
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dealer who rose to the top of the cocaine trade during the peak of the 1980s crack epidemic in the United States. She was based in "South Central" Los...
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There is an ongoing opioid epidemic (also known as the opioid crisis) in the United States, originating out of both medical prescriptions and illegal...
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Beginning in 2022 and especially in 2023, the United States Congress has introduced and passed numerous pieces of legislation tackling opioids, fentanyl...
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Crack epidemic in the United States War on drugs International Pipe Smoking Day Roberts, Benjamin B. (2017). "In Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in the Dutch...
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Crack epidemic Prohibition of cocaine in the United States DePierre v. United States General: List of countries by prevalence of cocaine use Drugs in...
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the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. Crack epidemic in the United States Esther Iverem (January 10, 1988). "A Crack Addict, 17, Is Held in...
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Painkiller (TV series) (category Television shows filmed in Toronto)
article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier, the series...
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crack cocaine use, which was rampant in major cities across the United States during the mid to late 1980s. As a symbol of anti-drug activism, Crack Is...
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Crack Dealer's Ten Crack Commandments" that outlines ten critical rules to help dealers survive and thrive in the drug business. The crack epidemic of...
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Rayful Edmond (category People who entered the United States Federal Witness Protection Program)
during the crack epidemic, resulting in an escalating crime rate in the city which became known as the "murder capital of the United States". Edmond was alleged...
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Serial killer (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
the general reduction in violent crime following the 1990s include increased incarceration in the United States, the end of the crack epidemic in the...
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Methamphetamine in the United States is regulated under Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act. It is approved for pharmacological use in the treatment...
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and 1985; this rapid increase in use and availability was named the "crack epidemic", which began to wane in the 1990s. The use of another highly addictive...
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Electoral fraud in the United States, also known as voter fraud, involves illegal voting in or manipulation of United States elections. Types of fraud...
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The opioid epidemic, also referred to as the opioid crisis, is the rapid increase in the overuse, misuse/abuse, and overdose deaths attributed either in...
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Cocaine boom (category 1980s in economic history)
increase in cocaine trade fueled the rise of the crack epidemic and government sponsored anti-drug campaigns. After the Cuban Revolution and the failed...
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Metz Gang (category Organizations established in 1985)
on him about that case, which remains unsolved to date. Crack epidemic in the United States List of New Orleans gangs "Inmate Locator". Matt, Sledge...
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people. The crack epidemic in the United States demonstrates a discrepancy between sentencing lengths of crack cocaine and heroin users, with crack users...
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noted The New Yorker. In its announcement, the National Book Foundation wrote, "Journalist Donovan X. Ramsey explores the crack epidemic of the 1980s...
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Sports in the United States are an important part of the nation's culture. Historically, the national sport has been baseball. However, in more recent...
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regarding the prevalence and growth of gun violence in America, even comparing gun violence in the United States to a disease or epidemic. Relatedly...
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Haley accused Venezuela of being a "dangerous narco-state". Crack epidemic in the United States Mafia state Narco-submarine Narcokleptocracy Philippine Drug...
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crime. The drop in crime has been variously attributed to a number of factors, including these changes to policing, the end of the crack epidemic, the increased...
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recorded in the United States since its founding and has fluctuated significantly over time. Most available data underestimate crime before the 1930s (due...
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after the founding of the republic of the United States. Since the 1850s, the two largest political parties have been the Democratic Party and the Republican...
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three-tier penalty system depending on the amount and type of drug, a response due to the crack epidemic of the 1980s. For crack cocaine, tier 1 crimes carried...
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Incarceration in the United States is one of the primary means of punishment for crime in the United States. In 2021, over five million people were under...
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The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous...
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