The American Pipe Dream
Crack Cocaine and the Inner City
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Published on 8. December 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
159 pages
978-0-15-503093-0 (ISBN)
Description
This one-of-a-kind book focuses on the impact of crack on inner-city populations, targeting such issues/groups as crime, women, the homeless, HIV, race/ethnicity, and juveniles.
This one-of-a-kind book focuses on the impact of crack on inner-city populations, targeting such issues/groups as crime, women, the homeless, HIV, race/ethnicity, and juveniles.
This one-of-a-kind book focuses on the impact of crack on inner-city populations, targeting such issues/groups as crime, women, the homeless, HIV, race/ethnicity, and juveniles.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-15-503093-0 (9780155030930)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface. 1. The Origins of Crack. 2. Inner-City Crack Houses. 3. Crack and Crime. 4. African-Americans and the Crack-Crime Connection. 5. Women and Crack. 6. Dual Epidemics: Crack Cocaine and HIV/AIDS. 7. Homeless Adults and Crack. 8. Barriers to Treatment Among Crack-Dependent and Other Drug Abusing Inner-City Women. About the Authors. Glossary.