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The advent of the devastating drug in the form of crack cocaine on black communities in the United States of America still has long-lasting effects. Previously, there had been few instances of (powder) cocaine in black neighborhoods because of its high price. But the cheaper version of this cocaine, called crack/crack cocaine went rampant in black communities and orchestrated a deadly war on life.

 The crack epidemic in the United States, mostly in the inner city neighborhoods (low-income residential districts in the US) left an aftermath of destruction socially and economically. The most affected by the crack epidemic which took root in the early 1980s were African Americans. It was cheap and offered an instant opportunity at money for young black males who came from poor families. Crack cocaine is highly addictive, it has a quick euphoric effect and by then the trade of crack cocaine was hugely lucrative.

 Addictions, deaths, drug-related crimes (robberies, aggravated assault, homicides, etc.) and extremely harsh prison sentences destroyed African American communities in ways never seen before. Families were torn apart. Young black males who were brimming with potential had their lives wasted to drugs and long prison sentences. Young women with a vast reservoir of potential too were damaged by crack.