Summary Derived from South America's coca leaf, cocaine was touted as a cure-all in the late 19th century and was the secret ingredient in many medicines and elixirs such as Coca-Cola. But cocaine's allure quickly diminished as racism entered the picture - the concept of the "cocaine-crazed Negro" even led police to strengthen the caliber of their guns from .32 to .38. We'll see how, though it was outlawed in 1914, its popularity soared in the 1980s and '90s and gave birth to a deadlier form - crack. View more details
Directed : Tom Yaroschuk
Written : Tom Yaroschuk Stephen R. Powell
Stars : Pam Lingle Mark Saunders Tony Anderson Darryl Inaba
Genres : Crime History Documentary
Release date : Oct 14, 2000
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Tera Media
Language : English
Filming locations : Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies : Tera Media
Summary Derived from South America's coca leaf, cocaine was touted as a cure-all in the late 19th century and was the secret ingredient in many medicines and elixirs such as Coca-Cola. But cocaine's allure quickly diminished as racism entered the picture - the concept of the "cocaine-crazed Negro" even led police to strengthen the caliber of their guns from .32 to .38. We'll see how, though it was outlawed in 1914, its popularity soared in the 1980s and '90s and gave birth to a deadlier form - crack. View more details
Genres : Crime History Documentary
Release date : Oct 14, 2000
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Tera Media
Language : English
Filming locations : Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies : Tera Media
