Crack Hill is the name given to an illegal drug trade camp located near Porte de la Chapelle in the north of Paris,[1] related to the city's crack crisis. It is a wasteland which has become a place for the dealers and consumers of this highly addictive drug to gather.[2] Hundreds of drug addicts are squatting there day and night in an open drug marketplace.[3]
Colline du crack | |
 A view of a part of the camp on the motorway interchange, on march 30th 2019 | |
  Crack Hill Location of the venue in central Paris  Crack Hill Crack Hill (France) | |
| Location | Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 48°54′02″N 2°21′37″E / 48.90056°N 2.36028°E |
Its name comes from a median strip on the Porte de la Chapelle motorway interchange, where the first drug addicts settled.[citation needed]
The hill has been evacuated more than a dozen times.[4] In April 2019, according to BFM Paris, Paris City Hall planned to open a reception and rest center for drug addicts.[5]
References edit
- ^ "'Crack Hill' casts shadow over north Paris neighbourhood". france24.com. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Un quartier de Paris dans l'ombre de "la colline du crack"". france24.com (in French). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "SEPT À HUIT - "La colline du crack" à Paris". lci.fr (in French). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Valentin Pacaud (10 July 2018). "Migrants, toxicomanes et insalubrité : l'insoluble dossier de la Colline du crack". lesinrocks.com (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ ""Colline du crack" : Paris va ouvrir un centre pour les toxicomanes, un système que l'État a déjà mis en place dans la ville de Sarcelles et Saint-Denis, villes de banlieue parisienne, connaissant de très gros problèmes aux niveaux du trafic de drogue et de la toxicomanie". huffingtonpost.fr (in French). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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