Most politicians blame to ''crack cocaine'' for the relatively high rate of violent crime in the early 1980s.
The free base form of cocaine that may be smoked is known as crack cocaine, also referred to as rock and commonly referred to as just "crack." Smokers who use crack experience a brief, strong high. In late 1984 and early 1985, rack cocaine first became widely used as a recreational drug, mostly in impoverished areas of New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami.
This sudden rise in use and accessibility was dubbed the "crack pandemic." Because people were using wrong means to steal the cocaine, the crime rate in America is increasing and politician blame crack cocaine for relatively high rate of crime.
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