Brief History on Crack &Cocaine ?
Question by Jesus: Brief History on Crack &Cocaine ?
Can anyone give me a brief history on crack and cocaine ? It should answer the following questions
whether or not it has always been legal
the eras it became popular
the population that mostly uses the drugs
Best answer:
Answer by Johnny Monroe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_cocaine_boom (this ones about how it boomed)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_cocaine (this ones about Crack in general)
Also Cocaine Cowboys 2 is talks a little about it too.
Look up “Freeway” Ricky Ross
and Griselda Blanco
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