cocaine abuse

Reveals the facts needed to devise more effective strategies for dealing with the drug crisis in our country.

Jada runs away from her Brooklyn home and abusive stepfather at the age of sixteen and hooks up with Born, a neighborhood kingpin who treats her to the high life until she succumbs to crack addiction.

Discusses the dangers of using cocaine, describes its history and its links to crime, recounts the stories of various people who have abused it, and explains how to get help with this problem.

Discusses the characteristics of crack cocaine and the dangers of using the drug.

Examines the history, dangers, and increasing appeal of cocaine abuse in America.

Presents information on cocaine and the serious problems it is causing today.

Describes the dangers of using cocaine, discussing the various effects it has on the human body and its impact on society.

Catherine's dream of someday moving beyond her life in Little Italy is jeopardized by her older brother's ambition to join the local mobsters and her own involvement with some unsavory characters, leading them both into using cocaine.

Describes the effects of cocaine on the brain and body, lists signs of addiction, explains how to get help, and discusses the cocaine-related deaths of several athletes and celebrities.

Felicia Sullivan shares the story of her life growing up with a volatile, drug-addicted mother in Brooklyn in the 1980s, discusses how she reacted to the stresses of her youth by succumbing to drugs and alcohol herself, and tells how she was able to pull herself back from the brink of disaster.