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Dear colleagues, While the operations of crack houses have received significant attention in the US, by comparison, in the UK, we lack an insight into the precise mechanisms of such venues. Moreover, crack house literature has leaned more towards examining methods to close crack houses, rather than seeking to understand the operations that support them and their social function. Based on ethnographic research <http://www.pierprofessional.com/daatsample> with crack cocaine users during 2004 to 2005, this article discusses the operations of three UK crack houses, providing a rare UK case study. The author suggests that the volatile nature of the social and structural pressures that direct street drug users and drug markets inhibit categorisation at this point. This article is written by Daniel Briggs, School of Law, University of East London, UK. We are pleased to make this article available free of charge. To view the full article, published in Drugs and Alcohol Today <http://www.pierprofessional.com/daatflyer> , click here <http://www.pierprofessional.com/daatflyer/sample.html> . Publishing quarterly, Drugs and Alcohol Today <http://www.pierprofessional.com/daatflyer> provides: * latest policy, laws and developments * patterns of drugs and alcohol use * the criminal justice system * a regular drugs policy forum between relevant prohibition and legalising perspectives * service user involvement and relations between drugs and alcohol services. Peer-reviewed articles recently published include: * Intelligence-led and traditional policing approaches to open drug markets - a comparison of offenders <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/f6423674640t37n4/?p=5c89f a68452c4488bf420aaa641c969a&pi=4> * Have recent evolutions in European governance brought harmonisation in the field of illicit drugs any closer? * Just a story? Narrative approaches to addiction and recovery <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/t84065w380753242/?p=d1826 58e48b24b26bbc57fe5444f4eec&pi=6> * Menace or medicine? Anthropological perspectives on the self-administration of high potency cannabis in the UK <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/t2p7506465kq6m86/?p=d1826 58e48b24b26bbc57fe5444f4eec&pi=7> * The misuse of drugs and the ACMD: an open letter to Professor Iversen <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/80268083287gl261/?p=18ada 367c9f94045b1a8b515b6dc2408&pi=3> . All subscriptions include FREE online access to the 10 year archive. Ensure your colleagues/students have online access to the journal and apply for a multi-user subscription. ISSN: 1745-9265 (Print) 2042-8359 (Online). Interested in subscribing? * Call Pier Professional on +44 (0)1273 783720 quoting DAATEMAIL * Click here <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/121399/offerings/> to subscribe online * Click here <http://www.pierprofessional.com/librarians/onlineinvoice.html> to order online via purchase order/invoice (UK organisations only) A subscription includes 8 CPD hours <http://www.pierprofessional.com/librarians/cpd.html> . Interested in writing for the journal? Download <http://www.pierprofessional.com/daatflyer/contribute.html> a copy of the guidelines for contributions with information about submitting an article for publication. NEW - Rent articles for 24 hours for just $3.99 You can now rent any Pier Professional article through the DeepDyve rental service for just $3.99. Click here <http://www.deepdyve.com/browse/publishers/pier-professional> to browse through thousands of articles. Best wishes, Publishing Team Pier Professional, Suite N4, The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1AS, UK Click here <http://www.pierprofessional.com/> to visit our website Tel: +44 (0)1273 783724 Fax: +44 (0)1273 783723 Web: www.pierprofessional.com <http://www.pierprofessional.com/> Follow us on: Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hove-United-Kingdom/PierJournals/25221042 3256> Twitter <http://twitter.com/PierJournals> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2575092&trk=anet_ug_grppro> * Personal subscriptions must be sent to a home address and payment made from a personal credit/debit card.