Behind the Eight Ball: Sex for Crack Cocaine Exchange and Poor Black Women

Behind The Eight Ball: Sex For Crack Cocaine Exchange And Poor Black Women (Haworth Psychosocial Issues of HIV/AIDS) (Haworth Psychosocial Issues of HIV/AIDS) This was an eye opener for me. We take so much for granted. When I read this book and realized how many poor, young Black women were killing themselves from the use of crack, I was saddened. I can't believe a country as rich as the US doesn't have enough resources to help these poor women who because of circumstances and wrong choices were being victimized. Until Dr. Sharpe brought attention to these women, I'm sure most people didn't realize this group of hlepless women existed and continue to exist by any means necessary. This is a must read for young women and men to get a glimpse of what life is like for women who feel they have no other choice but to sell their bodies for something that can eventually kill them.

Dr. Tanya Sharpe has managed to provide an in-depth look at crack cocaine and its impact on urban poor black women. This text is a wonderful resource for disciplines working with poor black women, HIV prevention, and of course those in addiction and public health. Very few books of this kind successfully capture the intersection of crack cocaine use among poor black women with the HIV/AIDS epidemic, societal and psychosocial implications. I highly recommend this book.