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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Crack, a smokable form of cocaine, is a drug that might have been designed for use on the job. It is easy to conceal, since it burns with virtually no odor, and the gratification is swift: an intense, almost sexual euphoria that lasts only about five minutes and is not accompanied by such telltale side effects as alcohol's slurred speech and heroin's drowsiness...
...Jeffrey Rosecan, director of the Cocaine Abuse Treatment Program at Manhattan's Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, sketches a profile of the typical crack user: a man in his 30s or 40s, single or divorced, with a high- pressure job, little inner peace and a history of moderate drug use and heavy drinking. "They're extremists, hard drivers, workaholics," says Rosecan. "With an all-or-nothing personality and a history of drug experimentation, you've got a formula for disaster when this person tries crack...
...most frequent victims of the U.S. carnage were black males ages 15 to 19: 49.2 per 100,000 in this group died in 1987 from the homicidal use of guns. Among whites, the rate was 5.1 per 100,000. Said Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan: "We are losing our youth increasingly to injury and violence...
When the beer industry was in its heady heyday, brewers saw little reason to give discounts. But in these sober times, sales have gone flat, and brewers are ready to use drastic measures to defend their place in America's coolers. Last week market leader Anheuser-Busch announced an aggressive round of price cuts in response to markdowns by its archrivals, notably Miller Brewing and Adolph Coors. Anheuser-Busch will cut the prices of its major brands, including Budweiser and Michelob, by as much as 25 cents a twelve-pack to match competitors. The company says the markdown is necessary...
...stock market gyrated in recent weeks, the swings have been fueled by the widespread use of program trading. In this computerized practice, speculators trade stocks and stock-index futures simultaneously to profit from minute differences in prices. But program trading incited a Wall Street revolt last week as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 92.42 points to 2596.72. Faced with pressure from investors, the firms Bear, Stearns and Morgan Stanley said they will halt the use of index arbitrage, the most popular form of the | strategy. A third firm, PaineWebber, scrapped all forms of program trading...