How pop culture framed the crack epidemic
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The Role of Race in the Opiate Epidemic
Donovan: Mainstream media didn't really pay attention to crack until the mid-80s. But it's in hip hop music as early as 82, 83. He says white news reporters and Hollywood execs pathologized crack as an urban super drug. Donovan: Some of the more realistic representations came from black creators of the 80s and 90s.
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