1980s SPECIAL REPORT: "CRACK WARS"

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The crack epidemic is a surge of crack cocaine use in major cities across the United States, predominantly in between the early to late 1980s and the early 1990s.

This resulted in a number of social consequences, such as increasing crime and violence in American inner city neighborhoods, as well as a resulting backlash in the form of tough on crime policies.

Shared for historical purposes.

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