Darryl Strawberry began his baseball career triumphantly. He ended it beset by demons: alcohol, cocaine, cancer. In his 20s, a millionaire all-star; at 39, a penniless loser. The latest chapter was his disappearance from a court-ordered drug rehab center in Florida. He went on a four-day crack cocaine binge before he turned himself in to friends. It's the fourth time he's broken probation. A judge will decide next month whether or not to simply send him to prison for up to five years. At the time of this latest episode, Strawberry was being profiled by a documentary crew, which provided many of the pictures you're about to see. He spoke to one of their cameramen just after he was picked up. [continues 2542 words]
C.R.A.C.K.'S Barbara Harris Discusses Her Crusade To Offer Sterilization To Drug-Addicted Women For A Price VICKI MABREY, co-host: Every year in America, thousands of babies are born with drugs in their systems, the product of mothers who are sometimes strung out right up until labor sets in. How do you prevent that? The woman you're about to meet thinks she has the answer: sterilization. And it's not just a theory. She's putting it into practice, traveling around the country on a crusade, getting drug addicts to give up the ability to have children--no more babies--in return for cash. Her critics say it's akin to Nazi eugenics, targeting so-called undesirables and making sure they can't reproduce. [continues 2612 words]
