To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
It was definitely bigger than just the streets
Please log in to add to collections.
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

It was definitely biggerthan just the streets

It was definitely bigger
than just the streets

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.253
It was definitely bigger than just the streets.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:20
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
Firelight Films

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.
And tonight's special segment looks at the invasion of drugs across the border. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
And tonight's special segment looks at the invasion of ...
And the United States has used very few resources to fight back. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
And the United States has used very few resources to fight b...
It was coming vis-à-vis Central America, vis-à-vis the Bahamas, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:15
It was coming vis-à-vis Central America, vis-à-vis the Baham...
Then this bomb explodes that will affect the whole country. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
Then this bomb explodes that will affect the whole country.
Fire department paramedics found writer and comedian Richard Pryor - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:10
Fire department paramedics found writer and comedian Richard...
This news report came in about Richard Pryor - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
This news report came in about Richard Pryor
He had used freebase, which is a combination of cocaine and ether. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
He had used freebase, which is a combination of cocaine and ...
And when he ignited it, whether it was on a cigarette, we don't know, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:09
And when he ignited it, whether it was on a cigarette, we do...
"What's that?" "Richard Pryor running down the street." - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:08
"What's that?" "Richard Pryor running do...
And Richard Pryor burning himself up with it - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:13
And Richard Pryor burning himself up with it
It's called "cocaine hydrochloride." - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:07
It's called "cocaine hydrochloride."
And you can't smoke it if that hydrochloride portion is on, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
And you can't smoke it if that hydrochloride portion is...
So, with freebasing, we figured out how to just get rid of the salt, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
So, with freebasing, we figured out how to just get rid of t...
So we call it "freebase." - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:04
So we call it "freebase."
Most people, when they buy the powder, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
Most people, when they buy the powder,
And they call it "crack." - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:23
And they call it "crack."
It's more efficient, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:12
It's more efficient,
In five to 15 seconds, the crack user is high. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
In five to 15 seconds, the crack user is high.
I can get up from here now and walk to the moon, okay? - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
I can get up from here now and walk to the moon, okay?
Cocaine was made more available by making crack - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:07
Cocaine was made more available by making crack