JSYK: How Crack Was Sensationalized By The Media In The 80s (Patreon)

This is a refilmed video from a year ago that I wanted to update for potential newbies both here and on twitter and youtube!  Sporadically I'll be refilming a few videos from the older days of Intelexual Media to reflect the equipment upgrades (only possible because of patrons like you!). 

References

Crack in the Rearview Mirror: Deconstructing Drug War Mythology (Craig Reinarman and Harry G Levine)

A big part of the war on drugs is based on a huge myth (German Lopez)

ADDICTED MOTHERS: SUBSTANCE ABUSERS OR CHILD ABUSERS? (Livia Gershon)

The Cost of Not Preventing Crack Babies

Race, the crack epidemic and the effect on today's opioid crisis (Dahleen Glanton)

Crack Babies: A Tale From The Drug Wars (NYTimes Retro Report)