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Was heroin "dead" in the 70s?
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09/13/17 06:47 PM
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I was re-watching Carlito's Way, which is set in 1975, the other night.
Carlito meets his old partner, Rolando, who is obviously well-off and surrounded by bodyguards. Carlito remarks that he looks like he's doing well for himself. Rolando replies, "Why not? Business is good." Carlito asks, "Smack?" Rolando replies, "The coca business, filete. That's all there is. Heroin is dead."
Is there any truth to this statement? Was Heroin "dead", at least in comparison to Cocaine, in the mid to late 1970s?
When did each drug peak and nadir arguably?
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Re: Was heroin "dead" in the 70s?
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Of course. Heroin started booming since the early 40s, although it was used by the city "elite" in the 30s too, but then throughout the 50's, 60's and so it had been very widespread. Coke started getting introduced to the general population (I mean apart from the elite, because it was pricey) and became available to most people in the 70s, and late 70s. By 1980s it had already boomed enough that around 20-30% of the population claimed to have tried it. It had its up and then its downs in the early 90s and since then it has seen its little ups post 2000. And don't forget about prescription drugs, benzos and painkillers, especially post 2000s. Whole different world.
-I shot him a coupla' times. -What's a couple? -Hmm, more than a couple... Really I don't know the exact amount, maybe I shot him 10 times, 12 times? -Maybe fifteen? -Hmm, it could've been fifteen...
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