Plot
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
Cast
Carl Hart
Self – Neuroscientist
Koe Rodriguez
Self
Nelson George
Self
Corey Pegues
Self
Samson Styles
Self
Felipe Luciano
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)
James Traficant
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Cameo George
Producer
Keith Brown
Producer
Nicole London
Producer
Naimah Jabali-Nash
Producer
Stanley Nelson
Director
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