Curtis Jackson states that there was no such thing as crack, of course people used Pot, Grass,Weed, or whatever they called it; it was Marijuana they called a portable vacation. It helped them escape from the reality, which was filled with problems and stresses. He explains the origins and the creations of almost every drug that has now been prohibited  in the United States as well as all developed and undeveloped countries. He shows how every drug was named and used in the past, they were all used as medicine; “In 1863, Italians used cocaine to make a wine that even the pope loved so much that he raved about its ability to “spark the divinity of the soul”,or something like that.”(50 cent, 5). Even though this was used as a medicine to relief pain, people crave for more once they taste it/try it. That makes you dependent on the drug, that you need it too much you would kill for it. That is the negative side/side effect of this crucial drug. It is so addictive that you need something more strong to ease of the crave. You spend and finish all the money you worked hard for, you wont be able to keep up with your month budget. This makes your life miserable and make you do regrettable decisions.