“Cocaine wasn’t new and neither was selling it. There had always been older dudes who grew their pinkie fingernails out to sniff coke. There were always down-low dealers who partied with their customers as they supplied them…. but for the most part doing coke was something that happened at private parties‚ something you might’ve of heard about but had never really seen.” (Jay-Z 18) Cocaine was a drug popular in the 80’s but was known to be very expensive. In the mid-1980 there became a smokable form
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epidemic of cocaine use by adolescents and young adults from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Epidemiologic data suggest that cocaine use is a serious public health problem because it is highly addictive and is associated with a variety of neurological complications. Cocaine‚ a natural alkaloid‚ is extracted from leaves of an Andean shrub‚ Erythroxylon coca. Coca leaves were used by the native populations to alleviate the rigors of high altitude and to diminish fatigue. Although cocaine was extracted
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Crime . (2010). Correctional Populations in the United States. [ONLINE] Available at: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=11 Breaking Poing: Koppel‚ T. (Host). (10/8/2007). Koppel on Discovery. Discovery Network‚ New York City: Network. Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy‚ U.S. Sentencing Commision ‚ (2002). Davis‚ A. (2004). ’Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex ’. In: Paula Rothenberg (ed)‚ Race‚Class‚ and Gender in the United States Drucker‚E. (2002). Population
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There have been questions regarding cocaine along the lines of “Aren’t crack cocaine and powder cocaine the same drug?” and the answer is yes. Do they result in the same penalties under the court of law if caught possessing such drugs? Well‚ in a way‚ both yes and no. The same penalties are given for the same conviction‚ however‚ both must meet different requirements in order for the same punishment to be given. So then what’s the difference between the two? Scientifically‚ there is no chemical difference
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persons in prison for drug law violations was growing at a rate faster than other offense types‚ the underlying behavior appears to have experienced little impact. Due to todays new consciousness about the unfairness and effectiveness of harsh crack cocaine mandatory sentences has emerged among policy makers and the United States Sentencing Commission. These unfair sentencing laws‚ have a dramatic effect on the cause of overcrowding in prisons for decades.
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Cocaine is a forceful addictive stimulant drug which causes many effects to the human body. It is processed from the Coca plant‚ usually inherited in South America. It may also be used for many medical purposes such a anesthesia for surgeries. As a drug used for illegal desires‚ it looks like an elegant‚ white crystal powder. Many dealers combine the powder with cornstarch‚ talcum powder‚ or flour. This is done to increase profits. It may also be mixed with another stimulant drug called amphetamine
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salts‚ spice‚ cocaine‚ meth‚ and crack. In addition‚ there are legal drugs that can often lead to abuse‚ such as‚ alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and prescription drugs. Crack cocaine is
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mid-1980s that the emergence of a new smokable form of cocaine‚ called crack‚ had been introduced to the United States. Crack‚ was highly-addictive and swept through impoverished areas of cities such as New York‚ Los Angeles‚ Oakland‚ and Miami. In the end it caused devastating effects for black and Latino Americans. As crack cocaine was becoming a grim and rising epidemic‚ hip hop was evolving alongside it. It was in the 1980s that crack cocaine and hip hop became the two leading fundamentals of
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Editorial: Cocaine Legalization 4/26/02 David Borden‚ Executive Director‚ borden@drcnet.org‚ 4/26/02 Earlier this week‚ a member of the British Parliament made a very bold statement. Jenny Tonge‚ a prominent member of the Liberal Democrat party‚ called for the legalization of cocaine. Even in the UK‚ where the drug policy debate has advanced dramatically further than in most places‚ Tonge’s statement is cutting edge‚ going further than the already forward-looking position of the party itself
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Crack VS Powered Cocain Powder cocaine has been a part of our history for centuries. For most of these centuries selling and buying powder cocaine‚ although not legal‚ was not considered a major societal problem. Today‚ because of newspapers‚ and television the public has not only been made aware of the problems with illegal drugs but has also been made to believe that certain drugs are a Black problem and some drugs are a White problem. As a result of this orgy of media and political attention
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