While Studying the Use of Crack Cocaine in Spanish Harlem

question 34

Multiple Choice

While studying the use of crack cocaine in Spanish Harlem, anthropologist Philippe Bourgois found that:

• A) Crack dealers viewed their clients as "lost souls" ripe for exploitation and manipulation.
• B) Crack dealing was viewed as the most realistic route to upward mobility and the achievement of the American Dream.
• C) Crack users could be effectively treated by administering high doses of heroin combined with methadone.
• D) Children under the age of five were often used to manufacture and distribute crack when police activities increased in an area.

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