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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 283 115 CG 020 004 TITLE The Crack Cocaine Crisis. Joint Hearing before the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session (July 15, 1986). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. REPORT NO SCNAC-99-2-15 PUB DATE 87 NOTE 255p. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of DocumentsU.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Drug Abuse; Federal Regulation; *Government Role; Hearings; Illegal Drug USe; *Prevention; *Private Agencies; *Program Effectiveness; *State Action IDENTIFIERS Congress 99th; *Crack ABSTRACT This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine what the federal government as well as local and state governments are doing and can do to respond to the growing problem of crack cocaine, and what prevention and treatment approaches are effective. Openins statements and/or prepared statements emphasizing the seriousness of the crack cocaine problem are included from Representatives George Miller, Charles Rangel, Benjamin Gilman, Dan Coats, Peter Rodino, Hamilton Fish, Walter Fauntroy, Michael Oxley, William Hughes, Mel Levine, Patricia Schroeder, and Lawrence Coughlin. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Kevin GreveY. former Washington Bullets Basketball Team player and president of Off Season, Incorporated; (2) William Scheu, player-coach, USA Legends Basketball Team and director, Youth Sports Drug Awareness Program; (3) Lee Ann Bonanno, a recovering crack user;(4) Janet Bonanno, Lee Ann's mother; (5) Jerome Jaffe, director, Addiction Research Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse; (6) David Westrate, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice; (7) Isaac Fullwood, Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department; (8) Wilhelmina Holliday, New York city Police Department; (9) Joel Gilliam, Detroit Police Department, (10) Father Coleman Costello, Outreach Project, Rego Park, New York; (11) John French, New Jersey State Department of Health; and (12) Malcolm Lawrence, former Special Assistant for International Narcotics Matters, United States Department of State. (NB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** THE CRACK COCAINE CRISIS JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMIITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE et% SELECT COMMITTEE ON tr-fl CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES re\ op HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES e1/4, NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS LI/ SECOND SESSION TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1986 Printed for the use of the o Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control o and the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families CNI SCNAC-99-2-15 U.S. OEPARTMENT OF EOUCATION C.) Orlicof Educational Research and Improvement EDJJCATICNAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality Points of view or opinions stated in this docu- ment do not necessardy represent official OERI position or pohcy U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 65-009 0 WASHINGTON : 1987 For saletoythe Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Waahington, DC 29402 BEST COPYAVAILABLE SELECT' COMMITITE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL (99th Congress) CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York, Chairman PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, California LAWRENCE COUGHLIN, Pennsylvania JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York E. CLAY SHAW, JR., Florida CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio DANIEL K AKAKA, Hawaii STAN PARRIS, Virginia FRANK J. GUARINI, New Jersey GENE CHAPPIE, California ROBERT T. MATSUI, California DUNCAN HUNTER, California DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida JOSEPH J. IhoGUARDI, New York WALTER E. FAUN'TROY, District of MICHAEL J. STRANG, Colorado Columbia JOHN G. ROWLAND, Connecticut WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey MEL LEVINE. California SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas LAWRENCE J. SMITH, Florida EDOLPHUS "ED" TOWNS, New York COMMITTEESTAFF JOHN T. CUSACK, Chief of Staff ELLIOTT A. BROWN, Minority Staff Director SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES GEORGE MILLER.California, Chairman WILLIAM LEHMAN, Florida DAN COATS, Indiana PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York LINDY (MRS. HALE) BOGGS, Louisiana THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia MATTHEW F. McHUGH, New York FRANK R WOLF, Virginia TED WEISS, New York NANCY L. JOHNSON, Connecticut BERYL ANTHONY, JR., Arkansas JOHN R McKERNAN, JR., Maine BARBARA BOXER, California BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan DAVID S. MONSON, Utah BRUCE A. MORRISON. Connecticut ROBERT C. SMITH, New Hampshire J. ROY ROWLAND, Georgia WILLIAM W. COBEY, JR., North Carolina GERRY SIKORSKL Minnesota ALAN WHEAT, Missouri MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California LANE EVANS, Illinois ColourrEE STAFF ALAN J. STONE, Staff Director and Counsel ANN ROSEWATER, Deputy Staff Director MARK SOUDER, Minority Staff Director 3 CONTENTS Testimony of: Page Kevin Grevey, former player, Washington Bullets Basketball Team 8 William Schou, player-coach, USA Legends Basketball Team 10 Lee Ann Bonanno, recovering crack user, Bronx, NY 12 Janet Bonanno, parent, Bronx, NY 16 Jerome H. Jaffe, M.D., Director, Addiction Research Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse 25 David L. Westrate, Assistant Administrator for Operations, Drug Enforce- ment Administration 28 Isaac Fullwood, Asaistant Chief of Police, Washington, DC, accompanied by Christ Culligan, inspector, Morals Division 59 Wilhelmina E. Holliday, Deputy Commissioner for Community Affairs, accompanied by Francis C. flail, chief, Narcotics Division, New York Police Department 62 Joel Gilliam, inspector, Narcotics Division, Detroit Police Department... 64 Father Coleman Costello, executive director, Outreach Project, Rego Park, NY 79 John French, chief, Office of Data Analysis and Epidemiology, Alcohol, Narcotic, and Drug Abuse Unit, New Jersey State Department of Health 81 Malcolm Lawrence, former Special Assistant for International Narcotics Matters, U.S. Department of State 83 Prepared statements: Hon. Charles B. Rangel, chairman, Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control 90 Hon. George Miller, chairman, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families 94 Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D-NJ) 95 Hon. Hamilton Fish (R-NY) 98 Hon. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-DC) 100 Hon. Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio) 105 Hon. Mel Levine (D-CA) 106 Kevin Grevey 108 William Scheu 111 Lee Ann Bonanno 112 Janet Bonanno 119 Jerome H. Jaffe, M.D 127 David L. Westrate 144 Wilhelmina E. Holliday 159 Inspector Joel Gilliam 169 Father Coleman Costello 220 John F. French 229 Malcolm Lawrence 234 Letter from Americans for Substance Abuse Prevention to Chairman Rangel 251 4 THE CRACK COCAINE CRISIS TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1986 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SELECT COMMITTEE ON NAR- COTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL AND SELECT COMMMTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, Washington, DC. The committees met, pursuant to call, at 9:40 a.m., in room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Charles Rangel (chairman of the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control) presiding. Present: Representatives Charles B. Rangel, George Miller, Peter W. Rodino, Jr., James H. Scheuer, Walter E. Fauntroy, William J. Hughes, Mel Levine, Benjamin A. Gilman, Lawrence Coughlin, Mi- chael G. Oxley, ilohn G. Rowland of Connecticut, Patricia Schroe- der, Sander M. Levin, Lane Evans, Dan Coats, Hamilton Fish, Jr., Frank R. Wolf, and Barbara F. Vucanovich. Staff present: Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: John T. Cusack, chief of staff; Elliott A. Brown, minority staff di- rector; George R. Gilbert, staff counsel; Edward H. Jurith, staff counsel; Michael J. Kelley, staff counsel; Catherine M. Chase, fi- nance/administrative officer; James W. Lawrence, minority profes- sional staff; and John S.V. Brown, Metropolitan Police detail; Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Alan J. Stone, staff director and counsel; Ann Rosewater, deputy staff director; Victoria Doyle, staff assistant; Carol Statuto, minority deputy staff director; and Joan Godley, committee clerk. Chairman RANGEL. The hearing will come to order. [The opening statement of Chairman Rangel appearson p. 90.] Chairman RANGEL. I recognize the chairman of the Select Com- mittee on Children, Youth, and Families, Mr. Miller of California. Chairman MILLER. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for join- ing us in holding these hearings. Crack is a relatively new drug,or certainly the widespread use of crack is new. A derivative ofco- caine, it has a devastating impact on our young people andour population generally. As I'm sure the members of the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control are well aware, we havean epidemic in this country of drug use. Any particular drug could be drawn into ques- tion at any given time. I hope this hearing will becomea lightning rod, drawing the attention of the President of the United States to the fact that, whether it is PCP, crack, or cocaine,we are losing the effort to save our children from the devastation of druguse in this country.