How pop culture framed the crack epidemic
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The Role of Hero in the Crack Epidemic
The crack epidemic and the crack era to follow a hero or anti-hero, which makes sense like narratively. But many of us would rather see ourselves in the hero rather than in the victim. Even though our societal attitudes around addiction have changed considerably, crack is still kind of allowed to be the butt of the joke.
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