The Crack Epidemic

Over the years cocaine became more expensive and it was hard for people that was not rich or people in the "GHETTO" or "HOOD" to get their hands on. So they made a much cheaper freebased form of cocaine called "Crack". Crack is practiced by smoking or inhaling through your mouth through a glass pipe. In the 1980s crack was a very big problem in America because it destructed society very badly. During the crack epidemic people lost jobs, gave up hope, and crime in many communities have taken a toll on American society. Society, has changed since then and will never be the same as it was before cocaine hit American.

Illegal Use of Cocaine

In 1960 cocaine became a very popular illegal drug. It was used by snorting it through your nose.


It was used for many reasons recreational use, by models to stay fit or in shape, and many athletes used cocaine for energy.



 Cocaine was big in most big cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago. It was called a very sexy drug and people thought nothing about the long term effects.

Earlier Years of Cocaine

Around 300 B.C. cocaine was found in South America. It was practiced by chewing the Coca plant which is what cocaine is made from.

Around this time people thought it was a gift from god. By the 1400s, cocaine had many plantations. Most was operated by Incas in Peru. 

In the 1800s cocaine was used not just for chewing, but throat surgery.Cocaine came to the USA in the early 1900s as a recreation drug. It was in Coca-Coal from 1886 and it was stop being used in the soft drink by the year of 1903. People began to snort cocaine in 1905 and by 1912 there was 5,000 cocaine related deaths and by 1922 cocaine use in America was banned. 

The Excessive Desires Cocaine Causes

When people watch movies, listen to music, and read about people with fame or a lot of money. They began to be inspired by the people with money and fame. When you watch the movie Paid In Full you see three young men with a great deal of money. So then possibly you could be inspired to do what they do to get the money they have.For example rapper Meek Mill said i never wanted to be like mike i wanna When you listen to music.Rap in general you hear about people rapping about the fame and riches they got off of selling cocaine.Rapper rick ross has a song by the name of rick off cocaine.This could be an inspiration to someone who does nothing but listen to music because they can almost visualize the lifestyle that the rapper lives. People read about the past drug lords or king pins and some young people see that they could do it and believe that they could do it also. For example Lil Herb of Chicago stated that he never had the regular dream from the hood to be a ball player or something. He was inspired by Rich Porter to sell drugs and get a Saab. Cocaine causes an excessive life. The addicts wants more cocaine, the drug dealers want more money from selling cocaine, and lastly cocaine causes excessive desires.

AZ money

Born November 10, 1964 in Harlem, New York was a kid named Azie Faison. He dropped out of school in ninth grade and worked at the neighborhood dry cleaners.A Dominican drug lord offered him a deal to sell cocaine. He watched Scarface and decided he will take that deal. He had two friends that were his partners in crime. His two friends was Alpo and Rich Po. He was known for being a wholesale distributor of cocaine in Harlem.

Rich Po

Born July 26,1965 in Harlem, New York was a kid by the name Richard Porter. He was a great kid and kept a smile on everyone face. He was a great student in school, but due to him not wanting to wear the same clothes he wanted to change lifestyles. He was played by Mekhi Phifer in a well known movie called Paid In Full. He was a good guy who did bad things. He was inspiration to the ghetto, and almost every child wanted to be him. He was stylish, cool, and all the women wanted him. He began to sell drugs at the age 12 and by 17 he was a King Pin. He was killed by one of his former friends Alpo.

Notorious Harlem King Pin

Alpo Martinez born in Harlem, New York is known for being a young kid turned drug dealer in the late 70's and early 80's. He was a kid from the hood who ran around and did things that not many children did. By time he was thirteen he began to sell crack cocaine. He was in a crew with two other people named Azie and Rich Porter. He was the youngest of the three. He later killed his former friend over some kilos of cocaine.



   He was someone who influenced drug dealing with fashion. He explained that people could not get this fly unless you sold drugs.