doi:10.7916/d8-ttzt-3840Oral history interview with Rock Cordero, 1981Cordero, Rockoral historiesmixed materialDrug addicts--United StatesDrug dealers--United StatesImprisonment--United StatesDrug traffic--History--20th century.--United StatesHeroin abuse--History--20th century.--United StatesDrug addicts--Rehabilitation--United StatesMethadone maintenance--History--20th century.--United StatesCordero, RockPhoenix House (Organization)In this interview, Rock Cordero discusses his life in New York City with a focus on his drug use. He discusses moving to New York City alone at the age of seventeen. He describes jobs he held in his late teens and twenties such as a cook, chauffeur, and house painter. He describes his service in the army from 1942 to 1944. Cordero discusses his experience selling cocaine and heroin. He discusses his arrest record, and time he spent incarcerated at Rikers Island, Atlanta penitentiary, and Phoenix House. He describes his cycles of heroin use and detox, both independently, and at Manhattan General Hospital. He compares the quality and price of the heroin he sold in the 1950s to the heroin he sold in the 1960s. He describes attending Project Create. He discusses his experience in the methadone program. Cordero discusses his perception of addicts in the 1980s, and compares it to that of addicts in the 1950s and 1960s