Words at Play : Top 10 Words of the '80s
One theory is that its name comes from the crackling noise produced when it's heated, but it also suggests an impact on people's lives.
Crack became a major issue in the 1980s.
As the New York Times reported,
"Attorney General Edwin Meese 3d [said] today that the use of crack, a highly addictive form of cocaine, appeared to be a 'crisis of epidemic proportions in some areas' and urged creation of 24 special crack task forces around the country." — Philip Shenon, October 3, 1986
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