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Topic	Why was the crack epidemic in the 80's ignored but opioids now are a crisis?
ElatedVenusaur 12/12/19 2:09:41 PM #27:	boxington posted... yea, drug use, like with crack, wasn't ignored back then, but it was seen as more as a moral failing. with the current opioid crisis, people are seeing it as much more nuanced issue. Yeah, the crack epidemic was put to great use to pass harsh criminal justice reforms(three strike laws, harsher sentencing on crack vs. cocaine, etc.), expand police forces, and, perhaps most profitably, drastically expand the prison system. <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:931477703] in Why was th... [t:78248663]...</cite> <quote>boxington posted... </cite> <quote>yea, drug use, like with crack, wasn't ignored back then, but it was seen as more as a moral failing. with the current opioid crisis, people are seeing it as much more nuanced issue.</quote>Yeah, the crack epidemic was put to great use to pass harsh criminal justice reforms(three strike laws, harsher sentencing on crack vs. cocaine, etc.), expand police forces, and, perhaps most profitably, drastically expand the prison system. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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