They had to beta test this shit on somebody. You should read the story about Freeway Ricky Ross. During his trial it was brought to light that CIA was his connection to getting cocaine to make crack from Nicaragua.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Ross_(drug_trafficker)
Pretty hard to argue with this astute observation
I base my statement on my own experience as a recovered drug abuser (straight since 1995) of cocaine and methamphetamine - combined with my over 14 years of actively working with recovering drug abusers (all substances) in two different major population centers.
Sometimes the statistics are hard to believe but it is what it is. Blacks are more at risk to suffer from hypertension and diabetes but they have a heavier tolerance for smoking crack. Give a brotha some LSD and he might just flip the fuck out though.
It is a proven fact that crack cocaine is a cheaper modification to straight cocaine and that it was introduced into the ghetto first. It is also a fact that crack related arrests leads to stiffer punishment than those of straight cocaine arrests. Hence why more black drug abusers end up behind bars and not in rehab.
Because crack was introduced into the ghetto first it was meant to be consumed in low moderation because most of your urban drug users had minimal income or money there for in order to consume enough of the substance to accidentally kill yourself or sustain a proper high you would either need to have lots of cash or rob and steal the cash from someone in your neighborhood. When the use of crack filtered over into the more suburban neighborhoods those individuals had enough money and resources to abuse crack at a rate that it wasn't made to be consumed at which led to more drug overdoses.
The problem with crack in black neighborhoods is that the major affects occurred when the junkie was in pursuit of the high. Not by actually being on the drug. People don't rob liquor stores while high on crack they rob liquor stores so they can get money to buy more crack.
It is a proven fact that crack cocaine is a cheaper modification to straight cocaine and that it was introduced into the ghetto first. It is also a fact that crack related arrests leads to stiffer punishment than those of straight cocaine arrests. Hence why more black drug abusers end up behind bars and not in rehab.
Because crack was introduced into the ghetto first it was meant to be consumed in low moderation because most of your urban drug users had minimal income or money there for in order to consume enough of the substance to accidentally kill yourself or sustain a proper high you would either need to have lots of cash or rob and steal the cash from someone in your neighborhood. When the use of crack filtered over into the more suburban neighborhoods those individuals had enough money and resources to abuse crack at a rate that it wasn't made to be consumed at which led to more drug overdoses.
The problem with crack in black neighborhoods is that the major affects occurred when the junkie was in pursuit of the high. Not by actually being on the drug. People don't rob liquor stores while high on crack they rob liquor stores so they can get money to buy more crack.
Post #30 is almost coherent and far more sensible than the absurd submission last night that black people are less likely to overdose on drugs than are other races.
And MamaT correctly notes that Charles Rangel was one of several black congressmen who stupidly endorsed the passage of harsh mandatory minimum sentencing for crack cocaine (in strong contrast to the sentencing for powder cocaine).
One of my colleagues most active at the national level in working to reform failed public drug policies is Eric Sterling.
http://justiceanddrugs.blogspot.com/
Sterling was one of several attorneys working for the USDOJ in the 1980s when these laws were passed.
He has helped educate me about how for most "drug laws" passed during the period of 1980-1995, the support was almost uniform among all congressmen ,both Repubs and Democrats. During those years there was very little public outcry that could sensibly rebuke the notion that increasing ferocity of the "drug war" was a great idea.
In the more than a decade since, reforming the absurdly harsh and utterly counterproductive laws has been hampered by the many Congressmen of both parties who are too cowardly to acknowledge the fact that 21st century Prohibition creates far more death, disease and ancillary crime within the community than does the use of any drug(s).
And MamaT correctly notes that Charles Rangel was one of several black congressmen who stupidly endorsed the passage of harsh mandatory minimum sentencing for crack cocaine (in strong contrast to the sentencing for powder cocaine).
One of my colleagues most active at the national level in working to reform failed public drug policies is Eric Sterling.
http://justiceanddrugs.blogspot.com/
Sterling was one of several attorneys working for the USDOJ in the 1980s when these laws were passed.
He has helped educate me about how for most "drug laws" passed during the period of 1980-1995, the support was almost uniform among all congressmen ,both Repubs and Democrats. During those years there was very little public outcry that could sensibly rebuke the notion that increasing ferocity of the "drug war" was a great idea.
In the more than a decade since, reforming the absurdly harsh and utterly counterproductive laws has been hampered by the many Congressmen of both parties who are too cowardly to acknowledge the fact that 21st century Prohibition creates far more death, disease and ancillary crime within the community than does the use of any drug(s).
Crack punishments are worse than cocaine punishments because crack is a harder, more addictive, deadlier version of the drug. It makes sense.
You hear about more white people OD'ing because there is a lot more white people in America than blacks. Tens of millions more. So naturally there will be more white people OD'ing.
Michael Jackson was black wasn't he?
Crack cocaine is no "harder" than is powder cocaine. In fact, it's greatly diluted in comparison.
Nor does it have a higher potential for a lethal dose - something that is incredibly rare for either form of cocaine.
It is accurate to state that the compulsion to redose is increased when using crack because the active ingredients hit the brain so much faster. And so for many people it becomes more troublesome to quit use.
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As for the ridiculous tagline of "it makes sense", I can only sigh and note that time in the prison system and a lifetime criminal record are far more damaging to the future of most Americans than is the use of any form of cocaine.
