A __________ epidemic swept through the United States during the 1980s, striking impoverished urban neighborhoods especially hard.

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The crack cocaine epidemic swept through the United States during the 1980s, and had a particularly devastating impact on impoverished urban neighborhoods. Methamphetamine and prescription drug abuse became more prevalent in later decades. Heroin use has also been a significant problem, but was not the primary epidemic of the 1980s.

A __________ Epidemic Swept Through the United States During the 1980s