Crack USA: County Under Siege
Crack USA: County Under Siege
| 01 January 1989 (USA)
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Documentary which aired in 1989 as part of the HBO documentary series "American Undercover". It was filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida over the course of eight weeks and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary shows a cross section of abusers who have fallen under the deadly spell of the most addictive and affordable drug in America. Interviews with addicts and their families reveal that crack knows no socio-economic boundaries. Teenagers discuss the desperate measures they have taken to obtain the drug. The producers acknowledged the following for their assistance in making this film: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office; West Palm Beach Police Department; Data House of the Drug Abuse Treatment Association © Half-Court Productions Ltd. 1989

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Harockerce

What a beautiful movie!

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Spoonatects

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

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Deanna

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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Aspen Orson

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

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chiynita

Seems like I cant find a copy of this documentary anywhere. HBO.com has no clue what I am talking about. Little did I know at 14 seeing this documentary that I would soon be hanging with 3 of those kids that were featured on that documentary. I grew up in West Palm Beach Florida. And a few years later was the girlfriend of the kid who watched a girl have a seizure from doing crack and instead of helping her. He robbed her and left her there. That same kid turned me onto the evil substance when I was 18 years old. I would really like to find a copy of this documentary. It is very important for me to see again where I went wrong in my life. And why I missed the signs of a life about to go tragically in the wrong direction. That video marks the beginning of many years of substance abuse for me. And a few people in the video who played a part in introducing me to it.

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jdb-4

This was a great documentary. But people should realize that everything that goes on in any community will eventually leak over into other communities. People would say; "Oh that only goes on in the black or Hispanic community". This is America! We may not all be of the same race, creed or religion but we're all Americans. When Black people scream out the white community HAS to listen! Blacks & Hispanics have been telling whites for years about police abuse, until "Rampart" in Los Angeles no one was listening. If you take care of EVERY community you take care of the country.

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