The American Pipe Dream is a supplemental book for courses in criminology, social problems, urban studies, substance abuse, and social deviance. The book focuses on the impact of crack on inner-city populations, targeting such issues/groups as crime, women, the homeless, HIV, race/ethnicity, and juveniles.

The American Pipe Dream is a supplemental book for courses in criminology, social problems, urban studies, substance abuse, and social deviance. The book focuses on the impact of crack on inner-city populations, targeting such issues/groups as crime, women, the homeless, HIV, race/ethnicity, and juveniles, American Pipe Dream is the only book of its kind appropriate for classroom use.

Preface. The Origins of Crack-Cocaine. Inner-City Crack Houses. Crack and Crime. African-Americans and the Crack/Crime Connection. Women and Crack. Dual Epidemics: Crack-Cocaine and HIV-Aids. Homeless Adults and Crack.
Barriers to Treatment for Crack-Using and Other Drug Dependent Women