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- Date: 2026-07-07 21:32:44
This topic has appeared in the trending rankings 1 time(s) in the past year. While it does not trend frequently, its appearance suggests a renewed or concentrated surge of public interest.
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Trend History
This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-07-07 and was most recently seen on 2026-07-07.
Wikipedia Overview
The crack epidemic was a surge of crack cocaine use in major cities across the United States throughout the entirety of the 1980s and the early 1990s. This resulted in several social consequences, such as increasing crime and violence in American inner city neighborhoods, a resulting backlash in the form of tough on crime policies, and a massive spike in incarceration rates.
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Jeremy Renner Tracks the Crack Epidemic in 5 'Kill the Messanger' Photos - IMDb
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A Thoughtful Comparison of the Government's Response to Crack Epidemic of the 1980s vs. the current Opioid Epidemic: A look at criminalization, race, and treatment - Georgetown University
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Opinion | Rev. Al Sharpton: The opioid epidemic is ravaging black communities, too - NBC News
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Remembering the Crack Epidemic - NPR
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There was no wave of compassion when addicts were hooked on crack - PBS
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When Crack Was King: looking back on an epidemic that destroyed lives - The Guardian
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Rereading the Story of the Crack Epidemic - JSTOR Daily
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A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below - The Nation
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These Economists Think Guns, Not the Crack Epidemic, Drove the ’90s Murder Boom - thetrace.org
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‘When Crack Was King’ Tells How a Superdrug Shaped the U.S. Justice System - The Marshall Project
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Addiction, compassion, race: Looking back at the crack epidemic - WHYY
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Healing From The Crack Epidemic - capradio.org
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Crack’s Rapid Rise Brought Chaos To D.C. - WAMU
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Brazil Pins Hopes on Vaccine to Fight Crack Epidemic - WSJ
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‘Snowfall’: FX’s Crack-Era Drama Falls Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Rolling Stone
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Revisiting the Crack Epidemic With a New Lens - The Vineyard Gazette
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'Grim Sleeper' preyed on women during LA crack epidemic, prosecutors say - ABC30 Fresno
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From her dad’s killing during the crack epidemic to a Supreme Court clerkship - The Washington Post
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Why the crack cocaine epidemic hit Black communities 'first and worst' - VPM
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What We Meant When We Said 'Crackhead' - The Atlantic
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Editorial: The 1980s crack epidemic was a fork in the road. America chose racism and prisons over public health - Los Angeles Times
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How fentanyl fear-mongering mirrors sensationalist coverage of the crack epidemic - Salon.com
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Guardian Angels, created during crack epidemic, still patrol Tampa Bay streets - wtsp.com
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‘When Crack Was King’ Dives into the People, and the Myths, of the Crack Epidemic - KQED
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50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans - AP News
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Timeline: The crack cocaine epidemic began nearly 40 years ago. Here’s a look back at Sac impacts - KCRA
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‘Completely decimated this community’: Del Paso Heights is still recovering from 1980s crack cocaine epidemic - KCRA
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Writer tells the story of the crack epidemic through the eyes of those who survived - BG Independent News
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Addiction battled ambition for reporter caught in D.C.'s crack epidemic - MPR News
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Addiction Battled Ambition For Reporter Caught In D.C.'s Crack Epidemic - WBUR
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OPINION: If Opioids Are a Public Health Crisis, Let’s Admit the Crack Epidemic Was Too - Philadelphia Magazine
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Brazil wrestles with crack epidemic as it gears up for World Cup - CNN
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First Look: John Singleton Tackles The Crack Epidemic In 'Snowfall' - EBONY Magazine
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Today’s opioid crisis vs. the crack epidemic of the 1980s - Indianapolis Recorder
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How Dr. Dre and Hip Hop Helped End the Crack Era - GQ
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Amanpour and Company | When Crack Was King: The Effects of a Misunderstood Era | Season 2023 - PBS
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'Gripping' crime drama that 'hooks you from the start' is must watch for Narcos fans - Wales Online
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Race, the crack epidemic and the effect on today’s opioid crisis - Chicago Tribune
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'Snowfall': FX's New Drama About The Crack Epidemic In Los Angeles - NPR
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Striking Photos Show Los Angeles Police Officers During The 1980s Crack Epidemic - Business Insider
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Brazilian cities hit by crack epidemic - The Washington Post
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A Tale of Two Drug Wars - psmag.com
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Crack epidemic in Brazil - CBS News
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Crack Epidemic Hits Washington Icon - Hyperallergic
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Crack Epidemic's Aftershock Is Still Killing Black Men - Bloomberg.com
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Former reporter covered crack epidemic while addicted - KVUE
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The Crack Epidemic And Punishment – OpEd - Eurasia Review
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'Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy' Review: An Eye-Opening Doc - Variety
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FX series pins crack epidemic on the CIA - The Salt Lake Tribune
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The music industry and the rise and fall of the crack epidemic - New York Daily News
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I was a black corrections officer during the American crack epidemic - Dazed
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'Kill the Messenger' Puts Integrity of US Media in Question - VOA - Voice of America English News
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Would New York’s crack cocaine epidemic spread to London? The Observer investigates in 1987 - The Guardian
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Notorious DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III, linked to crack epidemic in DC, dies at 60 - WJLA
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D.C. murder rate drops 73 percent since bloodiest years of 1990s ‘crack epidemic’ - WJLA
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‘Snowfall’: Everything You Need to Know About FX’s Origins-of-Crack Drama - Rolling Stone
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Ice Cube Refutes X User’s Claim That Music Played a Part in the Crack Epidemic - XXL Mag
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'Snowfall' Considers the Origins of the Crack Epidemic - The Atlantic
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80s crack epidemic is subject of black history forum - NJ.com
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British actor Damson Idris brings L.A.’s ‘80s crack epidemic to life on ‘Snowfall’ - Los Angeles Times
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Page and Perspective: The History Of D.C.’s Crack Crisis - DCist
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Economists: More Guns, Not the Crack Epidemic, Drove ’90s Murder Boom - The Daily Beast
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Former Washington Post Reporter Admits Being 'Crack Addict' While Covering D.C. Crack Epidemic (Video) - TheWrap
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What it was like to be an LA police officer during the 1980s crack epidemic - Business Insider
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The Crack Epidemic Explodes In New Trailer For John Singleton’s FX Series ‘Snowfall’ - The Playlist
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‘Snowfall’ Dramatizes How the Crack Epidemic Began - The Daily Beast
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Brazil turns to Catholic Church to quash crack epidemic - USA Today
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Snowfall's Amin Joseph talks Jerome's revenge, John Singleton, and growing up during the crack epidemic - TheGrio
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IRGC uses crack epidemic as a means of destroying resistance among Ahwazis - Middle East Monitor
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Mad Max as an allegory for the crack epidemic - Film Stories
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Addiction Battled Ambition For Reporter Caught In D.C.'s Crack Epidemic - LAist
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"Freeway" Ricky Ross Gets Candid About the Opioid Crisis - The Hollywood Reporter
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FX's 'Snowfall' sets stage for '80s crack epidemic - USA Today
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Snowfall Review: FX, John Singleton Detail the Crack Epidemic - Collider
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FX Greenlights 'Snowfall' - Series Inspired by 1980s Crack Epidemic - From John Singleton - Blavity News
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‘Snowfall’ Premiere Date: FX Drama From John Singleton About Origins Of Crack Epidemic In L.A. Set For July - Deadline
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Reversing the effects of the crack cocaine epidemic - Stet News
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Crack epidemic hits Brazil - The Independent
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Crack epidemic means new front in war on drugs - finalcall.com
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Ice Cube Calls 'BS' On N.W.A Influencing Crack Epidemic After Special Ed Comments - TMZ
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‘Crack’ Trailer Reveals Intense Netflix Documentary About the Crack Epidemic from Director Stanley Nelson - Collider
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Crack 'blew up' Detroit 40 years ago. Families, justice system still dealing with fallout - The Detroit News
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Opinion | Crack Epidemic Deserves as Much of Our Attention as AIDS (Published 1991) - The New York Times
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N.Y. CRACK EPIDEMIC APPEARS TO WANE - The Washington Post
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US prisons: Inmates serving harsh sentences are a lingering legacy of America's crack epidemic - The Independent
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CIA Had No Role in Crack Epidemic, House Probe Concludes - The Washington Post
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Crack Is a Bioweapon - New York Magazine
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Rash of K2 overdoses prompts cops to focus on two Brooklyn stores apparently at center of crisis; Cuomo compares problem to crack epidemic - New York Daily News
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After 3 Years, Crack Plague In New York Only Gets Worse (Published 1989) - The New York Times
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Switzerland’s alarming crack epidemic - SWI swissinfo.ch
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CRACK'S DESTRUCTIVE SPRINT ACROSS AMERICA (Published 1989) - The New York Times
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Crack 'epidemic' mostly hype - upi.com
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The Maker Of Boyz N The Hood Shows The Origins Of Crack In The Hood (Video) - Ambrosia For Heads
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Crack Epidemic Missing Chicago In Urban Sweep (Published 1989) - The New York Times
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Video: The Making Of ‘Crack: The Drug That Consumed The Nation’s Capital’ - WAMU
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Video: FX show Snowfall illustrates the birth of the crack epidemic - CityNews Toronto
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Porte de Namur metro station central to tackling Brussels crack epidemic - The Brussels Times
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Crack epidemic hits Morocco, as experts raise concern - HESPRESS English - Morocco News
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Was The Cia Involved In The Crack Epidemic? - Newsweek
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Return to "48 Hours on Crack Street": Ex-addict reflects on life in the '80s, tells how he beat crack - CBS News
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