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Ruben Castenada
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.
Tags: addict, double life, interview
Children of Crack Addicted Mothers
This image is of a boy named Dooney. He is an example of the lives of children of crack addicts. At the age of six, he could describe the process of cooking crack and smoking it. He once said that drugs was the reason his mother couldn't take care of…
Tags: children, crack addicted, mothers, sad
Crack Sale in Front of White House
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…
Tags: Lafayette Crack, President Bush, Speech
Homicide Rates
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.
Tags: homicide, murder, statistics
Lynda Waters
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…