Research Paper on:
Cocaine Addiction and Treatment

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opium laced tonics, elixirs, and wines had been broadly used by people from a variety of social classes ("History of," 2000). Indeed, there had been a large drug culture  which affected a broad sector of America (2000). It was an acceptable way of life and in fact, pro-drug messages had been coming from Hollywood, something that had  received international attention (2000). However, early in the twentieth century, Americans became aware of the dangers of cocaine use (2000). As the seriousness of the problem became apparent, concern  mounted and there would be a public outcry to get rid of the drug (2000). Pemberton removed cocaine from Coca Cola in 1903, and eventually, there would  be a cry for prohibition on cocaine in general (2000). In 1920, cocaine was added to the list of narcotics which were outlawed, but unfortunately, the market for  cocaine had already been established and was entrenched in American history and culture (2000). Cocaine use and abuse has persisted and was quite popular during the 1980s when the  economy was good and cocaine sported a hefty price tag. II. Policy Cocaine continues to be illegal, but still a widely used substance. Statistics from 1997 show  that about 1.5 million ("New treatments," 2001, p.6) Americans had recently used cocaine. While it is illegal and there are harsh laws in its regard, a serious public policy issue  concerns pregnant women. Reports show that the prevalence of cocaine use and its affect on pregnant women is detrimental to outcome of the pregnancy, and authors suggest a public policy  focus on the increase of access to prenatal care (2001). While that is obviously a serious concern, recreational use is taken very seriously by the current administration. There are tough