About this episode

The episode explores the story of a teenager involved in Detroit's crack epidemic during the mid-80s.

Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that’s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant

Topics covered

• Detroit
• crack epidemic
• drug supply
• youth crime
• 1980s culture

Keywords

• White Boy Rick
• Detroit
• crack epidemic
• drug dealer
• 1980s

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Detroit

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