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Ruben Castenada was a reporter for the Washington Post who covered crime in Washington DC. He was also addicted to crack. He describes what it was like to live this double life in this interview with WAMU.

Lamont Carey grew up on the streets in Washington DC. In this mp3, he describes how he learned to deal drugs before he really had aspirations to be a drug dealer.

Lynda Waters is a crack addict. She prioritized crack above all else in her life, including her children. She has missed most of their lives, and does not even know her youngest daughter, as she has spent many years in jail. This interview with Lynda…

This graph depicts the rise of homicide that occurred in the late 1980s. Homicides increased from 225 to 369 in the span of one year; this is a rise of approximately 64 percent.

On 5 September 1989, President Bush presented the nation with a bag of crack cocaine. He informed everyone that crack cocaine was one of the major issues plaguing the country. President Bush stated that the drugs were bought in a park across the…