Cocaine, HOOKED: ILLEGAL DRUGS ep.3
Cocaine, HOOKED: ILLEGAL DRUGS ep.3 – History Channel, HOOKED: ILLEGAL DRUGS AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY HOOKED explores the world of illegal drugs, meeting with pharmacologists and scientists to learn exactly what effect they have on us and exploring the social and legislative changes that have transformed (and, some would argue, created) the drug culture of the 20th century. Outspoken advocates on both sides of the “war on drugs” illuminate this polarizing issue, and fascinating accounts and artifacts illustrate the role of drugs throughout history. Cocaine, HOOKED: ILLEGAL DRUGS ep.3 Derived from South America’s coca leaf, cocaine was touted as a cure-all in the late 19th century and was the secret ingredient in many medicines and elixirs such as Coca-Cola. But cocaine’s allure quickly diminished as racism entered the picture–the concept of the “cocaine-crazed Negro” even led police to strengthen the caliber of their guns from .32 to .38. We’ll see how, though it was outlawed in 1914, its popularity soared in the 1980s and ’90s and gave birth to a deadlier form–crack.Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for ‘fair use’ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All videos are intended for the purpose of discussion and commentary, not for any …
Three men arrested on cocaine bust
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Three men were arrested on a felony charge Tuesday for delivering cocaine in Bryan, authorities said. Bryan police said officers were assembled to apprehend a wanted felon who they knew to be driving a white Mitsubishi Galant on William Joel Bryan …
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Florida woman arrested for hiding crack cocaine inside of dentures
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The woman, who was later identified as Whitehead, stepped out of the car and handed the deputy a used syringe she reportedly used to inject herself with crack cocaine just prior to being pulled over. The deputy also discovered the second woman …
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