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Women and crack deadly bond in New York
Cherlyn Clapp recounts craving crack as dealers abuse and exploit her body in filthy crack houses while violence and roaches surround her. A July study links cocaine to violence, finding high cocaine presence among female homicide victims and suggesting gendered risk patterns in crack house contexts. Researchers and advocates note women are vulnerable to abuse and coercion, with treatment and family support driving some to seek help.
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New York
Cherlyn Clapp
Clapp
Phoenix House
Manhattan
New York City
Journal of the American Medical Associaton
Cardiff
Chris Kirk
Women’s Alcohol and Drug Education Project
Women’s Action Alliance
Michele Domenech
Hudson River
Fort Lee
Washington Heights
Domenech