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Cocaine
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Psychoactive Drugs
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Dangers Of Cocaine
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ACE AND LASS ENALTIES IN RACK OCAINE ENTENCING
RACE AND CLASS PENALTIES IN CRACK COCAINE SENTENCING By Michael Coyle* Overview After a decade of contentious debate regarding the federal sentencing disparities between … Read Document
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The Drug Experience: Cocaine, Part 2
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CRACK THE T RU T H ABOU T
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Ated with physical maltreatment, while cocaine exhibits a specific relationship to sexual maltreat- addiction are the chief cause in at least 70-90% of Psychological Bulletin,102,204-218. 22 Children of Alcoholics in the Medical System: Hidden Problems … View Full Source